Trump signs $70B immigration enforcement bill after Congress passes it

President Donald Trump signed a roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement package into law on Tuesday, ending a months-long partisan fight over funding for the Department of Homeland Security and its enforcement agencies.

The bill was approved by the House on Monday in a 214-212 vote and then signed by Trump on June 10, according to reporting from the Associated Press and other outlets.

The package provides about $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection, and $5 billion for other or unforeseen DHS costs. It funds immigration enforcement through September 2029, covering the rest of Trump's term.

The White House said the money would be used to secure the border and support efforts to combat human trafficking, stop drugs, dismantle cartels and enforce immigration laws.

The measure closes out a long-running dispute over how much money Congress should devote to immigration enforcement. Some coverage described the fight as lasting four months, while AP characterized it as nearly six months.

The new law gives the administration a major funding boost for immigration enforcement just as agencies prepare to implement the package.

What happens next

The main immediate question is how quickly DHS and its component agencies move to distribute the funding and issue implementation guidance. The enacted text and any early agency directives could determine how much of the money is spent, and on what timeline, in the months ahead.