President Trump scored a major win as the House narrowly passed his “One Big, Beautiful Bill,” sending billions in fresh funding to complete the border wall, hire thousands of new border agents, and supercharge deportations across the country.
The House approved the sweeping tax and immigration package 218-214, with only two Republicans joining Democrats in opposition. The bill will now head to Trump’s desk, capping off months of negotiations and delivering a signature victory for an administration already touting the lowest migrant crossings in U.S. history.
Joe Chatham of the Federation for American Immigration Reform celebrated the passage, calling it critical to ensuring America’s borders remain secure beyond the Trump administration. “Millions of illegal aliens now in the country will be removed,” he said.
The bill allocates over \$60 billion for border security, including \$46 billion for wall construction, 701 miles of primary barriers, nearly 900 miles of river barriers, and 630 miles of secondary barriers. It also funds 5,000 new Customs and Border Protection officers, 3,000 new Border Patrol agents, and 200 Air and Marine Operations agents.
The passage comes on the heels of record-breaking enforcement successes. On Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security announced that Border Patrol had recorded just 25,243 nationwide migrant encounters in June, the lowest monthly total ever, following a May in which not a single illegal migrant was released into the interior of the country.
Not everyone was pleased. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries warned that the bill would “unleash a deportation machine on steroids.” But ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons praised the “unprecedented” funding, stating it would empower officers to continue making America safe by identifying, arresting, and removing criminal aliens from U.S. communities.
For Trump, the bill fulfills a campaign promise to voters demanding stronger immigration enforcement and a completed border wall. It also provides a major legislative victory as he moves to cement his legacy on immigration policy, with provisions that will have long-lasting impacts on border security infrastructure and interior enforcement for years to come.
