{"id":2596918,"date":"2026-04-29T23:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-advances-70-billion-in-ice-and-cbp-funding\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T23:16:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T03:16:47","slug":"house-gop-advances-70-billion-in-ice-and-cbp-funding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-gop-advances-70-billion-in-ice-and-cbp-funding\/","title":{"rendered":"House GOP advances $70 billion in ICE and CBP funding"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fhouse-gop-advances-70-billion-in-ice-and-cbp-funding%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=2596918&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>House Republicans passed a narrow, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-save-america-act-his-no-1-priority\/\" title=\"Trump calls SAVE America Act his \u2018No. 1\u2019 priority\">party-line spending bill<\/a> to fund border enforcement, with House democrats largely opposing it and only Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-CA) voting \u201cpresent.\u201d The bill clears by a 215-211 vote and sets off a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-deregulation-drive-could-be-derailed-by-spate-of-train-wrecks\/\" title=\"... ...ublicans\u2019 Deregulation Drive Could Be Derailed by Spate of Train Wrecks\">fast-track push<\/a> to craft a larger funding deal that would provide up to $70 billion for immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, with President Donald Trump seeking action by june 1.<\/p>\n<p>To move forward despite Democratic resistance to ICE funding, GOP leaders plan to use budget reconciliation-a process that avoids the Senate\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-pass-voter-id-bill-in-latest-election-integrity-push\/\" title=\"... ...ublicans pass voter ID bill in latest election integrity push\">60-vote filibuster requirement<\/a>. While some Republicans initially wanted a broader measure, hopes have cooled due to slim margins and the approaching 2026 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>House reconciliation work is also expected to help end a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Homeland Security Secretary Mark wayne Mullin warned DHS could run out of emergency funding next week,increasing pressure to pass the related Senate DHS funding deal quickly.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"11272\">House<\/a> Republicans advanced a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >narrow party-line spending bill<\/a> on Wednesday to fund border enforcement despite many <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"240\">Republicans<\/a> hoping for broader measures that could boost their chances in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterms\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7693\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The bill passed the House, 215-211, with no Republicans joining almost every single Democrat in opposition, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kevin-kiley\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7945\">Rep. Kevin Kiley<\/a> (I-CA) voting \u201cpresent.\u201d GOP leadership held the vote open for over five hours, as they navigated demands from <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> hardliners and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/farm\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1661\">farm<\/a> bill advocates.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4548624\/democrats-bail-johnson-out-government-spy-powers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Over 40 House Democrats bail Johnson out on three-year extension of government spy powers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4548624\/democrats-bail-johnson-out-on-government-spy-powers\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>42 House Democrats bail Johnson out on three-year extension of government spy powers<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4548044\/nancy-mace-cory-mills-stolen-valor-hegseth-hearing\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nancy Mace accuses Cory Mills of stolen valor during Hegseth hearing<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>Passing the bill kick-starts a monthlong sprint to craft a funding deal providing up to $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and its sister agency, Border Patrol. President Donald Trump has said he wants the measure on his desk by June 1.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>GOP lawmakers will pass the legislation using a process known as budget reconciliation. The parliamentary procedure allows tax and spending measures to skirt the Senate\u2019s 60-vote filibuster threshold. Given Democratic opposition to funding ICE, budget reconciliation was the only path forward. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4538133\/gop-splits-narrow-megabill\/\">House Republicans originally were split<\/a> on the resolution, as many were hoping for a larger bill. While Johnson has pledged there will be a third reconciliation bill to encompass the midterm priorities, optimism has faded amid slim margins and the approaching November elections.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4541176\/markwayne-mullin-house-senate-fight-dhs-funding\/\"><strong>MARK WAYNE MULLIN WADES INTO HOUSE-SENATE FIGHT OVER DHS FUNDING<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Starting work on a reconciliation bill is also likely to unlock sufficient support within the House for ending the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) pledged to pass the Senate deal that would fund all of DHS aside from ICE and CBP once there was movement on reconciliation within the Senate. <\/p>\n<p>The move could not come soon enough, according to Homeland Security Secretary Mark Wayne Mullin. The DHS chief has warned that his department will <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4537769\/mullin-dhs-salaries-shutdown-may\/\">run out of emergency funding<\/a> next week, adding another layer of pressure for swift passage of the Senate DHS deal and budget resolution. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>House Republicans passed a narrow border-enforcement bill 215-211, with nearly all Democrats opposing and Kiley voting \u201cpresent.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2596919,"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\/04\/mike-johnson-gop-impasse-fisa.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[11139,6203,3653,8364],"class_list":["post-2596918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-cbp","tag-gop","tag-house","tag-ice"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/mike-johnson-gop-impasse-fisa.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596918","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\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2596918"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596918\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2596922,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2596918\/revisions\/2596922"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2596919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2596918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2596918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2596918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}