This bill has advanced since we wrote our summary.
Current stage on Congress.gov: Placed on Calendar Senate.
ICE would receive a massive, decade-long funding package totaling over $115 billion — roughly $11.5 billion per year — locked in through a single appropriation. That covers operations, detention bed space for up to 60,000 people, construction of new facilities, and procurement of nearly 3,800 vehicles. For context, ICE's recent annual budget has been around $9 billion, so this represents a significant increase. The bill also earmarks $300 million to reimburse state and local law enforcement agencies that cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. By funding ICE for a full decade in one bill, sponsors aim to insulate the agency from annual budget fights.
Civil Liberties
- Immigration detention capacity — Funded for up to 60,000 beds through FY2036
- ICE enforcement footprint — $105.4B in operations and construction available for a decade, including up to 3,790 vehicles
Criminal Justice & Due Process
- State and local immigration-enforcement participation — Federal reimbursement available for cooperating jurisdictions
Transparency & Accountability
- Annual appropriations review for ICE — Funding made available through 2036 in a single bill, bypassing the annual cycle
- Period-of-availability limits — Standard limits in the DHS appropriations act expressly disapplied to these funds
Congressional Summary
This bill provides appropriations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through FY2036.Specifically, the bill provides specified appropriations to ICE for operations and support, including for the purchase and lease of police-type vehicles, for overseas vetted units, and for maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and leased facilities.The bill also provides appropriations to ICE for procurement, construction, and improvements, including for acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, construction and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, equipment, and related expenses.The appropriations provided to ICE by this bill are available until September 30, 2036.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 368.
- Action Date
- 2026-04-02
- Date Added
- 2026-04-14
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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