Congress passes immigration funding bill, delivering major win for Trump after Democrat antics

The House passed a reconciliation funding bill to support Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol on Tuesday, sending the measure to President Donald Trump's desk in a major win for the administration after months of Democrat antics.
The vote passed 214-212 after Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., switched his vote from no to yes, The Hill reported.
The $70 billion budget package came in the wake of the record-breaking Democrat-led shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which ended after Congress passed a DHS funding bill without the money for the immigration enforcement agencies.
Republicans later opted for a reconciliation package, which allowed the incumbent party to bypass the Senate's 60-vote filibuster threshold. The upper chamber passed the measure in a 52-47 vote.
Both agencies were funded under the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act and operations continued throughout the lapse of the traditional funding.
The new law, if signed by the president, will fund immigration enforcement for the rest of the Trump presidency.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent for Just the News. Follow him on X.