House Republicans pass bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol

NPR | By Ximena Bustillo,

Steve Inskeep

Published June 10, 2026 at 4:40 AM EDT

House Republicans have passed roughly $70 billion in funding for immigration enforcement. The package funds ICE and Border Patrol through the remainder of President Trump's term.

Ximena Bustillo

Ximena Bustillo is a multi-platform reporter at NPR covering politics out of the White House and Congress on air and in print.

Steve Inskeep

Steve Inskeep is a host of NPR's Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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