10 Years of ICE Funding Act
Key claim: S4277 would appropriate multi-year funding for ICE operations, support, and infrastructure through FY2036.
Abstract
(S4277 · 119th Congress) 10 Years of ICE Funding Act This bill provides appropriations for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) through FY2036. Specifically, the bill provides specified appropriations to ICE for operations and support, including for the purchase and lease of police-type vehicles, for overseas vetted units, and for maintenance, minor construction, and minor leasehold improvements at owned and leased facilities. The bill also provides appropriations to ICE for procurement, construction, and improvements, including for acquisition of necessary additional real property and facilities, construction and ongoing maintenance, facility improvements, equipment, and related expenses. The appropriations provided to ICE by this bill are available until September 30, 2036. Latest action (2026-04-02): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 368.
Why this matters
Multi-year appropriations through FY2036 would lock in a decade of funding for ICE detention, removal, and enforcement infrastructure, insulating those operations from annual budget negotiations. For affected populations — noncitizens subject to enforcement priorities, detention, and removal — sustained funding levels shape the scale and continuity of enforcement activity regardless of shifting administration priorities.