“Why are we doing this bill? We are here today only because Democrats refuse to appropriate a single dollar for our border and immigration law enforcement.
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Senate Passes $70 Billion ICE and Border Patrol Funding Bill 52-47
June 5, 2026
The Senate voted 52-47 early on June 5, 2026 to pass a $70 billion immigration enforcement package funding ICE ($38.6B) and Customs and Border Protection ($26B) through the end of the Trump administration. The bill also includes a $5 billion DHS enforcement allocation and a $1.776 billion DOJ "anti-weaponization" settlement fund that had sparked weeks of internal Republican backlash. Sen. Lisa Murkowski was the only Republican to vote against the bill, which all Democrats opposed. The final vote came just before 5 a.m. after a 19-hour session that saw Republicans defeat multiple Democratic and GOP amendments to eliminate the settlement fund. The bill now heads to the House, where Majority Leader Steve Scalise indicated he wants quick passage.
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“Republicans are going to continue to ensure that these agencies have the funding that they need to fulfill their national security responsibilities.
“I believe very strongly that we needed to fund ICE and CBP, but to completely bypass regular order and the appropriations process by funding for three and a half years, to me ... it takes it out of the process that we have always looked to for funding our agencies.
“Republicans fought like hell to please Donald Trump and his slush fund but didn't lift a finger to help working Americans.
“Republicans refused to permanently outlaw Trump's $2 billion slush fund, leaving taxpayers to rely on nothing more than a promise from Donald Trump's personal fixer. That is not accountability. That is a permission slip.
“We just need to make sure everybody's there.
“Acting AG Blanche's verbal assurances may not be "good enough for some people."
“We've got a sufficient number of Republicans who have been very clear they've got concerns there.