The immigration enforcement agencies were previously funded for the remainder of President Trump’s second term.
The U.S. Senate minority backed funding legislation early Friday for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after debating late into the night Thursday. Though it excluded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and part of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the immigration enforcement agencies were already funded through 2029 by the One Big Beautiful Bill last summer.
The upper chamber passed the funding after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that would pay Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) workers through alternate sources. The Senate minority had insisted on immigration enforcement reforms since the Homeland Security funding lapsed over a month ago.
“It’s not the way to fund the department,” Senate Majority Leader John Thune said after the vote. “But we are out of time for the critical responsibilities, and tens of thousands of workers currently going without pay.”
“We’ve been trying for weeks to fund the whole thing,” Leader Thune said. “And, I mean, in the end, this is what they were willing to agree to. But again, it’s different that it has zero reforms in it. I mean, they got no reforms on DHS, which they could have had if they had been willing to work with us a little bit on that.”
The House of Representatives is expected to move quickly to approve the legislation and send it to President Trump’s desk for signing.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Majority Leader Thune as he determines what legislation will be brought to the Senate floor and when.
- For Speaker Johnson and representatives in the House as they consider the DHS funding legislation.
- For President Trump and members of his administration as they continue to enforce federal immigration laws.
Sources: Roll Call, Townhall, NY Post
