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Trahan Opposes Republican Reconciliation Bill Giving Another $70 Billion to ICE & CBP

WASHINGTON, DC, June 9, 2026

Today, Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03) voted against the Republican reconciliation package that allocates another $70 billion for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP), funding both agencies for the remainder of President Donald Trump’s term while families continue struggling with higher prices.

“Families in Massachusetts are still struggling to afford groceries, rent, and health care. This bill does nothing for them,” said Congresswoman Trahan. “Instead, House Republicans handed Donald Trump nearly $70 billion to expand his mass deportation machine. I voted no because Massachusetts families deserve better than a Congress that works for Trump instead of them.”

The funding passed by the House Republicans includes:

  • $38.5 billion for ICE

  • $26.0 billion for CBP

  • $5.0 billion for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security

What’s missing from the reckless Republican budget: 

  • Provisions to stop Donald Trump's $1.8 billion slush fund for convicted January 6 insurrectionists, including those who admitted to beating police officers

  • Language to block a negotiated agreement with the Department of Justice that would exempt Trump from audits and erase more than $100 million in alleged tax liabilities and penalties

  • Commonsense reforms and oversight for ICE and CBP, including requiring agents to remove masks, display badges, and secure signed judicial warrants before making arrests

  • The restoration of SNAP, Medicaid, or Affordable Care Act funding that families need to put food on the table and afford their health care

Last summer, House Republicans used reconciliation to pass Donald Trump's Big Ugly Bill, which cut more than $1 trillion from Medicaid and $187 billion from SNAP to fund a tax cut that overwhelmingly benefited the wealthiest Americans. That same proposal allocated $140 billion in funding for ICE and CBP. Together, those cuts put 326,262 people in Massachusetts at risk of losing their health coverage, and the bill still added $4.7 trillion to the deficit.

The party line reconciliation bill passed the House 214-212.