Congress Allocates $70B Boost for Trump's Deportation Plans

WHO:

Boston.com - President Donald Trump, the Republican-held Senate, Democratic leader, pro-immigrant advocates, Tom Homan (Trump border czar), Vanessa Cardenas (executive director at America's Voice), Bobby Kogan (former staff member of the Senate Budget Committee), Mike Howell (president of the Oversight Project), Senator Bill Cassidy, Democratic Senator Cory Booker, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche.

WHAT:

Boston.com - Congress allocated nearly $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security to support Trump's mass deportation agenda.

PBS - The funding package includes $30 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and nearly $20 billion for the Border Patrol.

Yahoo Finance - The immigration enforcement funding bill passed the US Senate after overcoming pushback from Republican dissidents.

PBS - The funding package is described as a "rotten bill" and an "ATM for ICE" by critics.

WHERE:

PBS - The bill was passed in the US Senate and is heading to the House.

PBS - Protests are occurring on American streets, including over detention conditions at the Delaney Hall facility in New Jersey.

WHEN:

PBS - The funding package is set to prepay the Department of Homeland Security's operations into 2029.

PBS - An employment fair for ICE agents is scheduled for next month in Florida.

WHY:

PBS - The funding is intended to ensure the continuation of immigration enforcement operations amid pressure from voters before the midterm elections.

Yahoo Finance - The bill was passed after Republican dissidents expressed concerns over a controversial fund intended to pay political allies.

HOW:

PBS - The funding package was passed through a middle-of-the-night vote in the Senate, utilizing the congressional budget resolution process.

Yahoo Finance - Senators attempted to craft amendments to ensure the controversial fund would not be revived, but these efforts failed.

(UPDATED June 6, 2026 07:52 UTC)

Congress has allocated nearly $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security to support Trump's mass deportation agenda, with the funding package passing the Senate despite pushback from some Republican dissidents. This package includes $30 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and nearly $20 billion for the Border Patrol, and it is now heading to the House amid protests over detention conditions at facilities like Delaney Hall in New Jersey. Critics have labeled the bill a "rotten bill" and an "ATM for ICE," while an employment fair for ICE agents is scheduled for next month in Florida, as the funding is set to prepay operations into 2029.