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Senate Sends $175 Billion Immigration Enforcement Package to House

The Senate-approved measure channels $175 billion into enforcement, tripling ICE’s budget, boosting detention capacity, imposing migrant fees, fortifying the border, all before moving to a decisive House vote

This image from June 12, 2025 shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents at Delaney Hall, a migrant detention facility, in Newark, New Jersey.
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A view of the U.S. Capitol building after sunrise, as clerks continue to read aloud U.S. President Donald Trump’s 940-page spending and tax bill in the Senate chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., June 29, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File Photo

Overview

  • Senate Republicans passed the “Big, Beautiful Bill” by a 51-50 margin with Vice President J.D. Vance casting the tie-breaking vote, and the legislation now advances to the House for final concurrence.
  • The package designates $30 billion for ICE operations and $45 billion to build and operate immigrant detention facilities, aiming to expand capacity over the next four years.
  • It allocates funds to hire an additional 10,000 ICE agents by 2029 and injects billions for Customs and Border Patrol staffing and support roles.
  • Lawmakers set aside $46.5 billion for barrier construction, surveillance technology and interdiction efforts along the U.S.-Mexico border.
  • The reconciliation bill establishes $10 billion in DHS grants for state and local agencies and imposes new fees on migrants, including a minimum $100 asylum application charge and at least $550 for work authorization documents.