The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement budget, approximately 106 trillion Korean won, strongly supporting the anti-immigration policies of the Trump administration.
In a House plenary session held on the 9th local time, the budget bill narrowly passed with 214 votes in favor and 212 against, amidst unanimous opposition from Democratic lawmakers.
Having already passed the Senate, the budget bill now only requires President Trump’s signature.
This budget covers a three-year period until the end of President Trump’s term, bringing an end to the prolonged deadlock over the Department of Homeland Security budget due to partisan disputes over immigration enforcement.
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson declared victory, stating that “Democrats have been completely stripped of their ability to cut or hold the budget hostage during the remaining term of the Trump administration.”
On the other hand, Hakim Jeffries, Democratic House Minority Leader, strongly criticized the decision, saying, “Taxpayers’ money is being used for a cruel mass deportation apparatus targeting citizens.”
Local media reported that Republicans bypassed a Senate filibuster by processing the budget through a simple majority, raising concerns that the traditional bipartisan budget process in Congress has been undermined.