GOP Lacks Oversight Plan for DHS Funds Despite Members’ Concerns

April 29, 2026, 8:45 AM UTC

Republicans have offered few details on how they’ll oversee billions of dollars planned for immigration enforcement, even as some in their party have pushed for more accountability measures.

A budget resolution the Senate advanced last week would provide roughly $70 billion for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol, boosting resources for the agencies leading the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.

The proposal bypasses the typical appropriations process to provide three-and-a-half years of funding after Republicans and Democrats reached an impasse on annual funding in February. The plan would supplement the more than $100 billion the GOP already provided ...

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