House Republicans on Tuesday muscled through a sweeping $70 billion immigration enforcement package, delivering a major legislative victory to President Donald Trump and cementing GOP plans for an aggressive long-term border crackdown.
The legislation, dubbed the “Secure America Act,” passed the House in a razor-thin 214-212 vote after months of partisan warfare over immigration funding and border security priorities.
Every Democrat voted against the measure, while nearly every Republican backed it. The lone GOP-aligned defection came from Rep. Kevin Kiley, an independent from California who caucuses with Republicans and recently left the GOP over concerns about escalating partisan warfare in Washington.
The legislation now heads to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to quickly sign it into law.
The package pours $38 billion into Immigration and Customs Enforcement and another $26 billion into Customs and Border Protection through fiscal year 2029, dramatically expanding the administration’s immigration enforcement capabilities.
The bill also creates a new $5 billion Homeland Security funding pool controlled directly by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, giving the administration broad discretion to respond to border and immigration threats.
House Speaker Mike Johnson scored a significant win in getting the measure across the finish line despite Republicans’ narrow House majority, which left little room for defections.
Hannity’s Highlights
House Republicans passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement package 214-212 — a razor-thin margin on one of the largest border security investments in U.S. history.
The Secure America Act funds ICE and Border Patrol through 2029 — locking in multi-year financing for the two agencies at the center of the administration’s enforcement push.
Trump is expected to sign the bill quickly — the White House has signaled strong support and no indication the president will delay.
Every Democrat voted against it — a unanimous opposition that hands Republicans a clean contrast heading into the 2026 midterms.
Republican leaders argued Democrats forced the GOP to rely on the budget reconciliation process after repeated clashes over Homeland Security funding bills stalled in Congress.
That maneuver allowed Republicans to bypass Senate filibuster hurdles and advance the legislation with a simple majority vote.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise accused Democrats of refusing to support border enforcement and attempting to return to what Republicans describe as open-border policies.
“This is a piece that Democrats have said they don’t want to fund because they want open borders,” Scalise said Tuesday. “They have made it crystal clear, the Democrat Party in Washington, that they want to go back to open borders. And we’re not going to do that.”
BREAKING: Republicans’ sweeping immigration enforcement and border security package cleared the House, ending a months-long standoff with Democrats over funding Trump's immigration crackdown agenda.
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