Speaker Caves, Congress Passes DHS Funding Without ICE

Thursday, April 30, 2026

In a significant political retreat, House Speaker Mike Johnson allowed the measure to pass via a voice vote without including any funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...

Posted by Rstybeach11 at 09:30 PM | 6 COMMENTS | permalink

Absolutely extraordinary. The Democrats conceded *nothing* and got everything they demanded. They said no ICE/CBP funding, and that's precisely what happened. In other words, they did not cave. At all. But the GOP did--completely.

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-- David Nir (@davidnir.com) Apr 30, 2026 at 3:29 PM

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... In a significant political retreat, House Speaker Mike Johnson allowed the measure to pass via a voice vote without including any funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ... [emphasis mine]

Oh, Pres Trump is not gonna be happy about, what I opine is, his private militia not receiving funding.

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-30 07:25 PM

factually.co

ICE and CBP has been funded, and will continue to be funded for quite some time.
FTA: ICE's current operational budget is effectively secured for multiple years because Congress in mid2025 provided a large, multiyear cash infusion that experts and watchdogs say funds the agency through 2029; that windfall sits alongside ongoing fights in Congress over annual DHS appropriations, where recent Senate action has deliberately excluded new money for ICE enforcement [1] [2] [3