House Approves FISA Extension, Budget Framework For DHS Funding

The budget resolution lays the groundwork for significant immigration enforcement funding. It directs congressional committees to draft legislation authorizing approximately $70 billion for ICE and the Border Patrol over the next three years.

Republicans plan to use the budget reconciliation process to pass the funding measure. That approach would allow the legislation to clear the Senate with a simple majority, bypassing the need for Democratic support.

Democrats have pushed for policy changes in exchange for funding, including requiring body cameras for agents and limiting enforcement actions in sensitive locations. Those provisions are not included in the current framework.