Senate Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees Vote Through $71.7B ICE/CBP Reconciliation Titles in Markup — Advancing Package Toward Full Floor Vote Under Trump's June 1 Deadline

On May 19, 2026, both Senate committees responsible for the $71.7 billion immigration enforcement reconciliation package held and completed formal markup votes on their respective titles. The Senate Judiciary Committee advanced its $39.2 billion title — covering ICE hiring and training, deportation infrastructure, detention expansion to 100,000+ beds, 287(g) program funding, and immigration court operations — along party lines after Democrats offered and lost a series of amendments challenging specific provisions. The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) advanced its $32.5 billion title covering CBP staffing, border wall construction, and DHS technology and personnel. With the revised ballroom provision and rewrites of the provisions struck by the Senate Parliamentarian on May 14–15 incorporated, the Senate Budget Committee was positioned to package the two titles together for floor consideration later in the week. Senate Democrats continued their systematic Byrd Rule challenges, arguing the package remains partly in violation of reconciliation rules despite revisions. Democratic Senators noted the markup proceeded without independent oversight, use-of-force, or minimum medical care provisions — despite 30+ deaths in ICE custody during FY2026. The markup completion set the stage for the full Senate floor vote that Trump had demanded by June 1 to enable the largest single-year immigration enforcement investment in U.S. history.