Congress has handed Donald Trump a £54 billion ($70 billion) blank cheque to run his deportation machine through the end of his presidency, with no reforms attached.
The House passed the Secure America Act on Tuesday in a razor-thin 214-212 vote, sending the legislation to President Trump for his expected signature. The bill directs roughly £54 billion ($70 billion) to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, funding both agencies not just for a single fiscal year but through the duration of Trump's term. It is the second multi-billion dollar infusion of immigration enforcement money that Republicans have pushed through in less than a year, following the £131 billion ($170 billion) allocated through Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act last summer.
