Trump signed the law that guarantees funding for ICE and the Border Patrol until the end of his term

The President of the United States, Donald Trump, signed on Wednesday a bill that ensures funding for the main immigration and deportation control agencies in the country -including ICE and the Border Patrol- until the end of his term in the White House.

The approved legislation allocates $38 billion for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and $26 billion for the Border Patrol. An additional $5 billion would cover unforeseen costs.

On Tuesday, the Republican caucus in the House of Representatives managed to push the measure through with a vote of 214 to 212, despite the Democrats' opposition. Trump's signature ended a nearly six-month dispute over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which began in January following the operation ordered by Trump in Minneapolis.

Green light for Trump's deportation machinery

The Democrats began blocking the enforcement of immigration laws after this operation, leading to the longest agency shutdown in history, which ultimately prompted the Republicans to act on their own regarding funding. With the new legislation, it is guaranteed that the DHS, -and in turn, ICE and the Border Patrol- will receive an uninterrupted flow of money while Trump is in office.

Unfortunately, in the legislative negotiations a $1.8 billion fund proposed by Trump to compensate victims of political persecution by the Biden and Obama administrations was left behind and was discarded.

Therefore, the bill, as approved, focused exclusively on immigration control. It was signed by Trump in a ceremony in the Oval Office. "This morning, I am excited to sign the Secure America Act to immediately and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security until the end of my term," the President said at the event.