Speaker Mike Johnson said that Congress approved a three-year, $70 billion funding package for ICE and CBP to end the DHS shutdown [1, 2].
The agreement resolves a record-breaking government stalemate that left key parts of the Department of Homeland Security without funding for more than two months. This funding secures the operational capacity of immigration enforcement agencies following intense intra-party disputes within the House GOP [3].
Speaking from the steps of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Johnson said the package ensures that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are funded for three years [1, 2]. The total allocation for these agencies is $70 billion [2].
"Despite unrelenting predictions from many of you today in the press that we would fail this week, we did exactly the opposite," Johnson said. "ICE and DBP are funded for 3 years. Democrats got absolutely nothing for their political charade and shenanigans out of that" [1].
The funding comes after a 75-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security [3]. The path to the final vote included a dramatic five-hour struggle on the House floor [4]. The House adopted the funding blueprint on day 74 of the shutdown [4].
House Republicans advanced the spending bill along a narrow party-line vote [5]. The measure utilizes a reconciliation process to push through the $70 billion in enforcement funding [2]. This move reversed previous positions held by Johnson during the 75-day standoff [3].
“ICE and DBP are funded for 3 years.”
The resolution of the 75-day DHS shutdown represents a significant victory for immigration enforcement hawks who sought multi-year funding guarantees. By utilizing the reconciliation process to secure $70 billion, the House GOP bypassed traditional annual appropriation hurdles, ensuring that ICE and CBP operations remain funded regardless of future short-term budget disputes.
