Senate Passes $70 Billion DHS Funding Package, Sending Measure to House

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Senate Passes $70 Billion DHS Funding Package, Sending Measure to House

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The Republican-controlled Senate approved a nearly $70 billion funding package for the Department of Homeland Security on or before June 4, 2026, following $170 billion allocated last summer. The measure now advances to the House for consideration. Tom Homan, identified as the Trump border czar, stated the department will continue arrests, detentions, and deportations.

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“Trump’s deportation agenda is about to get a $70B infusion from Congress”

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How different viewpoints frame this

Progressive

The funding escalates mass deportation capacity on top of prior allocations, prioritizing enforcement over legal pathways and due process.

“Human costs to immigrant communities and diversion from social services”

Conservative

The package supplies necessary resources for sustained border enforcement and interior removals under existing statutes.

“Restoring deterrence and rule-of-law priorities after record encounters”

Libertarian

The measure expands federal coercive authority and surveillance at taxpayer expense through layered spending.

“Growth of administrative power and restrictions on movement”

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All views assume direct earmarking for deportations without examining standard DHS budget flexibility or legislative contingencies.

“Unexamined mechanics of implementation and vote scheduling norms”

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