Immigration enforcement to be funded for 3 years under US Senate GOP plan

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: April 14, 2026

Words: 558

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Tuesday he plans to use the complex reconciliation process to fund immigration enforcement for the next three years, though it wasn’t immediately clear if House Republicans were on the exact same page.

The plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol with only Republican votes could end the two-month shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security when combined with the regular funding bill for …

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