Senate Budget Committee Votes 11–10 to Advance $71.7B ICE/CBP Reconciliation Package to Senate Floor — Full Floor Vote Imminent as Trump's June 1 Deadline Approaches

On May 20, 2026, the Senate Budget Committee voted 11–10 along strict party lines to report the combined $71.7 billion immigration enforcement reconciliation package to the full Senate floor, clearing the final procedural hurdle before floor consideration. The package combines the Senate Judiciary Committee's $39.2 billion title (ICE hiring, 100,000+ detention beds, deportation infrastructure, 287(g) funding, immigration court operations) with the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee's (HSGAC) $32.5 billion title (CBP staffing, border wall, DHS technology and personnel). Senate Republicans had rewritten provisions struck earlier by the Senate Parliamentarian under the Byrd Rule — including the $1 billion White House ballroom security line and major border patrol/DHS appropriations sections — and the revised package was cleared for floor consideration. Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced a floor vote would occur later in the week to meet President Trump's June 1 signing deadline. The bill passed the House 215–211 on April 30 with zero Democratic support. Senate Democrats — who have systematically challenged each provision under the Byrd Rule — vowed to continue their challenges during floor consideration, including through a 'vote-a-rama' amendment process. The $71.7B package would represent the largest single-year immigration enforcement investment in U.S. history, roughly eight times ICE's FY2024 base budget of $9.1 billion. ICE detention currently stands at a record 73,000+. The package contains no independent oversight provisions, no use-of-force standards, and no minimum medical care requirements despite 30+ FY2026 deaths in ICE custody.