House Passes $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Reconciliation Package, 215-211 — Zero Democratic Votes

The U.S. House of Representatives voted 215-211 on April 30, 2026 to pass a budget reconciliation package authorizing approximately $70 billion in additional funding for immigration enforcement, border security, and detention expansion — with zero Democratic votes in support. The House vote follows the Senate's 50-48 reconciliation passage on April 23, 2026. Reconciliation allows budget legislation to bypass the 60-vote Senate filibuster threshold. The $70 billion package includes: ICE detention capacity expansion toward the administration's stated 100,000+ bed target for fall 2026; expanded ICE Air deportation flights (which reached 1,794 in March 2026 alone, a 122% year-over-year increase); CBP border infrastructure and staffing; and funding to reduce the Alternatives to Detention program in favor of physical detention. If enacted, the $70 billion reconciliation package would represent the largest single-year investment in immigration enforcement in U.S. history — nearly eight times ICE's annual FY2024 budget of $9.1 billion. Republican leaders framed the vote as fulfilling the Trump administration's mandate for mass deportations toward its stated 1 million-per-year removal target. Democrats uniformly opposed the measure, calling it a blank check for enforcement without accountability provisions — noting that FY2026 has already seen a record 29 deaths in ICE custody (surpassing the previous 22-year record), and that only 15 of 49 deaths since January 2025 received required 48-hour congressional notifications. The package now moves to conference committee to reconcile House and Senate versions before President Trump's stated June 1 deadline. The House vote took place the same day as passage, following the Senate's April 23 action.