WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump signed a law on Wednesday that provides nearly $70 billion in funding for his immigration and deportation agenda for the remainder of his time in the White House.
The law allocates $38 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and $26 billion to the Border Patrol. Another $5 billion would cover unforeseen costs, according to the White House.
Trump signed the legislation in the Oval Office a day after House Republicans pushed the measure through with a 214-212 vote, despite Democratic objections. His signature ended a nearly six-month dispute over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which began in January with the shooting deaths of Americans Alex Pretti and Renee Good during federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.
After the shootings, Democrats began demanding changes in immigration law enforcement, creating a stalemate — and leading to the longest agency shutdown in history — that ultimately prompted Republicans to act on their own on funding.
The agencies will receive funding for the next three years. The new law advances routine annual funding, ensuring a virtually uninterrupted flow of money as the Trump administration seeks to deport about 1 million people per year.
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