Trump Signs $70 Billion 'Secure America Act' — Largest Immigration Enforcement Appropriation in U.S. History Becomes Law
President Trump signed the $70 billion immigration enforcement reconciliation package into law at an Oval Office ceremony on June 10, 2026, one day after House passage. The bill — dubbed the 'Secure America Act' — funds ICE and CBP through the remainder of Trump's second term, providing roughly $38.5 billion for ICE and $26 billion for CBP, plus discretionary DHS enforcement funds. Combined with the $45 billion already appropriated in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, signed July 4, 2025), total immigration enforcement appropriations under Trump's second term now exceed $115 billion — roughly 13 times ICE's pre-2025 annual base budget of $9.1 billion. At the signing, Trump said the bill would 'give the heroes of ICE and border patrol the support and resources they need to defend our borders, protect our homeland and to keep America safe.' The law contains no independent oversight provisions for ICE detention, no minimum medical care standards, and no use-of-force accountability requirements, despite FY2026 recording ICE's most lethal year in custody-death history.
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