Senate Approves $70 Billion Budget Plan to Fund ICE, Border Patrol Through 2029

The measure now heads to the House, advancing Republican efforts to fund immigration enforcement despite opposition from Democrats.

The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington on April 16, 2026. Kylie Cooper/Reuters

The U.S. Senate voted early on April 23 to advance a $70 billion funding blueprint for immigration enforcement agencies, moving Republicans a step closer to unlocking a party-line bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term.

Lawmakers voted 50–48 in predawn hours to adopt the nonbinding budget resolution and send it to the House of Representatives, overcoming Democratic demands for new restrictions on enforcement operations. Sens. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) joined Democrats in opposing the measure.