Senate Approves $70 Billion Budget Plan to Fund ICE, Border Patrol Through 2029
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 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)