Trump Signs Secure America Act, Locks in Nearly $70 Billion for Immigration Enforcement Through 2029

President Donald Trump signed the Secure America Act into law on June 10, locking in roughly $70 billion in border control and immigration-enforcement funding through fiscal year 2029, according to the White House.

The measure, S. 2, cleared Congress on narrow votes largely along party lines. The Senate passed it 52-47 on June 5, and the House approved it 214-212 on June 9, according to congressional vote records. Trump signed it the next day.

In a signing notice, the White House said the law “provides funding to the Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Customs Enforcement through Fiscal Year 2029 for immigration enforcement and related activities.”

The enrolled bill text provides about $69.5 billion in appropriations, a figure commonly rounded to $70 billion in public statements and news coverage. The money is directed to the Department of Homeland Security and its two main immigration-enforcement agencies, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and remains available through Sept. 30, 2029.

The largest share, about $38.5 billion, goes to ICE. About $26 billion is allocated for CBP, and another $5 billion goes to broader DHS accounts. The law funds core enforcement functions including hiring, pay, training and equipment for CBP and ICE personnel, along with border security technology, screening systems and related immigration-enforcement activities.

The appropriations are structured as multi-year funding rather than annual spending that would need to be renegotiated each year in the normal appropriations process. That gives DHS and its agencies a funding stream already in place through the end of fiscal 2029, a notable budget advantage for long-term staffing, operations and procurement.

One example beyond broad staffing and operations: the enrolled text includes $108.5 million within an ICE appropriation for child-exploitation investigators and forensics analysts.

The bill also stands out because of how it moved through Congress. Republicans advanced it under budget reconciliation, a process used for legislation tied to federal taxes and spending. In the Senate, reconciliation bills can pass with a simple majority rather than the 60 votes usually needed to overcome a filibuster, allowing the measure to clear the chamber without bipartisan support.

That procedural route, combined with the size and duration of the funding, makes the law a significant budget and immigration-policy development. Instead of relying solely on the yearly spending cycle, the administration now has a dedicated pool of enforcement funding that extends through Sept. 30, 2029.

The new law also builds on a broader funding push. A 2025 reconciliation package likewise included major Department of Homeland Security and immigration-enforcement money, making the Secure America Act the latest in a series of large, reconciliation-based funding measures focused on border and enforcement operations.