{"id":2586212,"date":"2026-04-01T16:00:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-congress-pass-ice-cbp-funding-bill-by-june-1\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T16:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T20:03:48","slug":"trump-demands-congress-pass-ice-cbp-funding-bill-by-june-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-demands-congress-pass-ice-cbp-funding-bill-by-june-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump demands Congress pass ICE, CBP funding bill by June 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-demands-congress-pass-ice-cbp-funding-bill-by-june-1%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586212&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump pressed Congress to pass a reconciliation bill funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) within the next two months, setting a June 1 deadline and aiming to bypass the Senate filibuster. The move comes as funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been effectively stalled, with DHS operations shut down for more then 40 days. Republicans pitched a two-track approach-use both regular appropriations and reconciliation-to reopen DHS and sustain immigration enforcement for the next three years, while Republicans accused Democrats of backing open borders.<\/p>\n<p>Trump publicly framed the effort as a speedy path to replenishing ICE and Border Patrol funding, even as it remained unclear whether he backs a Senate-passed deal that House Republicans had rejected. House and Senate leaders signaled a continued push on a two-track strategy, with Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune asserting they would fund DHS and immigration enforcement through reconciliation while also pursuing additional measures for border security later in Trump\u2019s term. They argued the plan would reopen the department and ensure federal workers are paid, framing Democrats\u2019 position as open-border policy. The discussion highlighted deep partisan divisions over border policy and the filibuster, with the House backing a 60-day DHS patch and the Senate lacking enough votes to advance a filibuster-proof agreement. As Congress returned from a recess, Trump urged leaders to come back to Washington to resolve the funding impasse.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump demands Congress pass ICE and Border Patrol funding bill by June 1<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2549300\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> on Wednesday told <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\">Congress<\/a> to pass a reconciliation bill that would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection within the next two months, setting a June 1 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>The demand from the president comes as Capitol Hill is at an impasse over funding the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a>, which has been shut down for over 40 days. Pursuing a reconciliation bill would allow the Senate to bypass the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/filibuster\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1708\">filibuster<\/a>, which requires 60 votes to advance legislation, to get a funding deal across the finish line. Trump has consistently blamed the Democrats for the funding lapse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4511965\/trump-address-to-nation-iran-voters\/\">Trump takes his case on Iran directly to the voters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4512227\/trump-iran-new-regime-president-us-ceasefire\/\">Trump says Iran&#8217;s &#8216;New Regime President&#8217; asked US for ceasefire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4509505\/border-patrol-chief-michael-banks-prostitution-allegations-by-agents\/\">Border Patrol chief Michael Banks hit with prostitution allegations by agents<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We are going forward to fund our incredible ICE Agents and Border Patrol through a process that doesn&rsquo;t need Radical Left Democrat votes, and bypasses the Senate Filibuster (which should be repealed, IMMEDIATELY!), working in close conjunction with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Leader John Thune,&rdquo; the president wrote in a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116330487356155648\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">lengthy Truth Social post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are going to work as fast, and as focused, as possible to replenish funding for our Border and ICE Agents, and the Radical Left Democrats won&rsquo;t be able to stop us,&rdquo; he continued. &ldquo;We will not allow them to hurt the families of these Great Patriots by defunding them. I am asking that the Bill be on my desk NO LATER than June 1st.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>However, it&rsquo;s not clear whether the president now supports a Senate-passed funding deal rejected by House Republicans last week. The Senate deal would fund everything under DHS except enforcement and removal operations, meaning that ICE would have to stay afloat with funds from Trump&rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act until a reconciliation package is passed.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7043\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said in a joint statement Wednesday afternoon that Congress would be pursuing a two-track approach to funding the DHS: appropriations and reconciliation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In following this two-track approach, the Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >specifically fund immigration enforcement<\/a> and border security for the next three years so that those law-enforcement activities can continue uninhibited,&rdquo; the pair said. &ldquo;In return, Democrats&nbsp;will once again demonstrate to the American people their support for open borders and keeping criminal illegal immigrants in America.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson and Thune noted that the Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham (R-SC) had already begun crafting a budget framework to pursue a second reconciliation bill that would fund border security and immigration enforcement for the remainder of Trump&rsquo;s second term.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We operated under a belief that while our country is in the midst of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/glenn-greenwald-romneys-treason-smear-typifies-u-s-discourse\/\" title=\"Glenn Greenwald: Romney\u2019s \u201cTreason\u201d Smear Typifies U.S. Discourse\">international armed conflict<\/a>, Democrats might finally come to their senses and understand that defunding our homeland security agencies is beyond reckless and very dangerous,&rdquo; the duo wrote. &ldquo;We cannot allow Democrats to any longer put the safety of the American public at risk through their open border policies, so we are taking that off the table.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson had criticized the Senate deal as a &ldquo;joke&rdquo; last week, saying he was &ldquo;quite convinced that it can&rsquo;t be that every Senate Republican read the language of this bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>House Republicans ultimately passed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-house-dems-buck-jeffries-and-back-reopening-dhs-and-ice\/\" title=\"Three ... Dems buck Jeffries and back ...ing ... and ...\">60-day funding patch<\/a> for DHS instead of moving forward with the Senate&rsquo;s bill, but the legislation was dead on arrival in the upper chamber because Majority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/john-thune\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"178\">John Thune<\/a> (R-SD) does not have the votes to break a filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has repeatedly called for the Senate to kill the filibuster; however, Thune has maintained there is not enough support in his conference to remove the procedure.<\/p>\n<p>Both chambers of Congress left Washington last Friday for a two-week recess, meaning that any effort to fund DHS before mid-April would require GOP leadership to cancel the remainder of their break to return to Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has encouraged GOP leadership to do so, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt telling reporters Monday that he was &ldquo;encouraging&rdquo; lawmakers to &ldquo;come back to Washington to permanently fix this problem and to fund and reopen the Department of Homeland Security entirely.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4509818\/congress-pressure-two-week-recess-record-dhs-shutdown\/\">THUNE UNDER PRESSURE TO END TWO-WEEK VACATION AMID RECORD-LONG DHS SHUTDOWN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, a Senate GOP aide previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Thune had informed his conference in a note over the weekend that he would not bring them back to Washington for a &ldquo;show vote,&rdquo; and would only do so if legislation had the necessary votes to pass.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP aide went on to say that the &ldquo;quickest&rdquo; way to reopen the agency would be for the House to pass the Senate&rsquo;s DHS funding deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump urges ICE\/CBP funding by June 1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4232,"featured_media":2586213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26086824842170.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11139,8364,3634],"class_list":["post-2586212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cbp","tag-ice","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26086824842170.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4232"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586212"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586212\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586216,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586212\/revisions\/2586216"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}