WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate passed the Secure America Act to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) through the end of President Trump’s second term:

“Democrats have proven they will stop at nothing to completely obstruct President Trump and Republicans’ agenda, most recently risking the safety and security of the American people by shutting down the Department of Homeland Security for 76 days,” said Sen. Cornyn. “The Secure America Act gives the brave men and women of ICE and Border Patrol the resources they desperately need to protect our homeland and ensures Democrats can’t hold this critically important funding hostage while President Trump is in office, which is why I was proud to support it.”

Background:

The Secure America Act makes the following investments to fund federal law enforcement and secure the border because Democrats refuse to do so:

• $72 billion to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) through the end of President Trump’s term;
• $38 billion for ICE to pay and hire agents, maintain facilities, invest in new technology, and coordinate with local law enforcement;

And $26 billion for CBP to invest in more agents, field operations officers, support personnel, and more.