Washington, D.C. (June 9, 2026) — Today, Congress passed a bill to send about $70 billion in new funding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), nearly one year after writing the Trump administration another blank check with taxpayer money worth over $170 billion.
Congress approved the new funding with disregard to ICE and CBP’s pattern of violence over the past year, during which the agencies have murdered two U.S. citizens, abducted immigrants and citizens from U.S. streets, and repressed congressional oversight and peaceful protests across the country. Nearly 50 people have died in ICE detention since the Trump administration returned to office in 2025.
National Immigrant Justice Center Director of Policy Azadeh Erfani responded to the vote with the following statement:
“This bill will provide $70 billion — including $38.5 billion for ICE and $26 billion for CBP — for the Trump administration to continue its mass deportation operations and expand the ICE detention system. Congress is spending our tax dollars to reward agencies that have wreaked chaos in our communities and the private contractors who are getting paid billions to operate deadly detention centers. The new funding bill also enables the Trump administration to continue its retaliation campaigns against cities like Chicago and Minneapolis, where communities have chosen to focus local resources on their residents rather than collaborate with ICE and CBP.
“Even after today’s vote, ICE, CBP, and the private prison companies making billions in profits from government contracts remain unsatiated. The House is already preparing a separate bill to send $30 billion more to ICE and CBP next fiscal year. There is no end to these agencies’ greed and waste of taxpayer funds. Importantly, Congress imposed no oversight provisions or guardrails on today’s $70 billion windfall — enabling ICE and CBP to keep lawmakers and the public at bay, while they maximize human suffering.
“When so many Americans are struggling to make basic ends meet, it is unconscionable for Congress to send this money to ICE and CBP. Members of Congress should rescind this funding and redirect it toward health care, food security, and affordability. Congress can and must choose communities over complicity with Trump’s mass deportation agenda.”