House Passes $70 Billion ICE Funding Bill 214-212, Sending It to Trump

3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jun 9

$70 billion in immigration enforcement funding cleared the House in a razor-thin 214-212 vote, sending the bill to President Donald Trump after months of deadlock over ICE and Border Patrol budgets.
Republicans used budget reconciliation to bypass the Senate filibuster, locking in funding through the rest of Trump's term after Democrats refused to back money for the agencies without policy reforms.
Tuesday's passage came only after GOP leaders held a procedural vote open for about 30 minutes to win over conservatives, and Rep. Tim Walberg briefly tied the final vote before switching to yes.
The measure had already slipped past Trump's June 1 target after Senate Republicans delayed action over disputes tied to a White House ballroom project and a proposed fund for alleged political persecution victims.