Senate Moves Forward on $70 Billion Measure to Fund ICE, Border Patrol

Republicans will use the budget reconciliation process to pass a bill that funds immigration enforcement, ending a 67-day standoff.

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington on April 13, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Senate Republicans on Tuesday agreed to move forward on a blueprint for a party-line budget resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security’s immigration enforcement functions.

In a 52–46 vote, the Senate approved moving forward the measure put forward by Senate Budget Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.).