House Republicans want to provide law enforcement at the border with the resources required to sustain President Donald Trump’s border security victories, members of Congress tell The Daily Signal.
The “One Big, Beautiful Bill” makes the largest border security investment in history and equips Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport millions of illegal immigrants.
“Thanks to President Trump and his administration, the immediate crisis at our border has been brought under control—but our frontline law enforcement needs more resources to keep it that way,” House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green told The Daily Signal.
“That’s why House Republicans are working to advance funding that puts the morale and mission of these dedicated frontline personnel first, including $4.1 billion for additional frontline [Customs and Border Protection] personnel and $2 billion for annual retention bonuses and signing incentives for the CBP workforce,” Green, R-Tenn., said.
The spending package ensures that “President Trump’s popular and successful border security measures are made permanent,” according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. Encounters at ports of entry are down 83% compared with last April, and Republicans want to make sure the drop isn’t temporary.
Reconciliation funding would enable CBP to hire 3,000 new Border Patrol agents, 5,000 Office of Field Operations customs officers, 200 Air and Marine Operations agents, 290 support staff, and eligible retired agents and officers.
“In stark contrast to the Left’s open-border agenda, President Trump and his administration have taken bold, decisive action—bringing illegal crossings down to historic lows and restoring control. Congress must back these efforts,” Homeland Security Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, told The Daily Signal. “That’s exactly what Homeland Security Republicans did by advancing our reconciliation bill to strengthen border security.”
“It gives our agents the tools, resources, and authority they need to do their jobs and protect our communities,” Pfluger continued. “This bill sends a clear message: We’re putting the safety and security of the American people first.”
The bill gives ICE and Border Patrol agents a $10,000 bonus to do their jobs over the next four years.
“Republicans have the backs of Border Patrol and ICE agents who were put through hell over the past four years and have quickly worked to secure the border,” Leavitt said at Monday’s briefing.
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