Enforcement Funding in Senate “One Big Beautiful Bill”

Senate committees are polishing the details of the immigration enforcement provisions in the budget reconciliation bill (now officially the “One Big Beautiful Bill”). The Senate provisions are similar to those of the House-passed bill, totaling roughly $160 BILLION. We will update this page as more information becomes available.

Homeland Security: $125 billion

Provisions include:

• $46.5 BILLION for the border wall
• $4.1 BILLION for hiring border patrol
• $2 BILLION for retention bonuses for border patrol
• $5 BILLION for facilities
• $45 BILLION for detention capacity
• $6.1 BILLION for border technology and screening
• $10 BILLION to reimburse states in grant funding to reimburse states for border security
• $6 BILLION for additional border security

Judiciary: $40 billion

Provisions include:

• $2 BILLION for additional Custom and Border Protection (CBP) Agents, transportation and expedited removal
• $29.8 BILLION for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hire more officers and provide the funds needed to deport a record number of illegal aliens, including:
  • Transportation costs for removal operations
  • Facility upgrades
  • Fleet modernization
  • §287(g) agreements for state and local law enforcement participation
  • Hiring and training additional staff at ICE’s Victims of Immigration Crime Engagement (VOICE) Office; and
  • Hiring and training Office of the Principal Legal Advisor attorneys and staff.
• $750 Million for ICE law enforcement training facility
• $3.32 for hiring immigration judges
• $3.5 BILLION to reimburse states for costs to apprehend and detain illegal aliens