House Republicans are preparing a sweeping budget package that will allocate $68.8 billion toward border security efforts, including funding for new border and immigration agents as well as construction of the border wall.
The package details extensive spending initiatives aimed at strengthening the U.S. border — fulfilling one of President Trump’s major campaign promises — while also focusing on removing millions of illegal migrants who were permitted entry under former President Joe Biden’s administration.
Security funding is particularly critical in advance of major international events that the U.S. will host in the coming years, including the 2026 World Cup and the 2028 Summer Olympics. The plan calls for $1 billion in security spending for the Olympics and $625 million for the World Cup.
According to a report first published by Fox News Digital, the $68.8 billion in border-related spending will include:

• $46.5 billion for a comprehensive “border barrier system.”
• $5 billion to bolster facilities and staffing for Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
• $4.1 billion to strengthen frontline personnel, with $2 billion designated for retention and recruitment bonuses.
• $813 million toward upgrading CBP vehicles.
• $2.7 billion for advanced technology such as sensors, drones, radar, and remote surveillance systems.
• $673 million to expand biometric systems for tracking illegal migrants inside the U.S.
• Over $1 billion for enhanced air and maritime surveillance capabilities.
• $500 million to target and dismantle drug-smuggling operations by Mexican cartels.
• $1 million in support for American citizens victimized by crimes committed by illegal migrants.

The Trump team has touted its success in reducing illegal immigration without relying on large border security funding bills, noting that the biggest change needed was “just a new president.”
Nevertheless, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and border czar Tom Homan warned that without new funding, the hard-earned progress could be jeopardized.
“Failure to pass the above spending will undo all the Trump administration’s massive successes,” the DHS stated in a memo circulated to House and Senate Republicans earlier this month.
Thanks to budget reconciliation rules in the Senate, Republicans — despite holding only a slim majority — can pass spending, tax, and debt-related legislation with just 51 votes.
The first major budget bill promised by President Trump will not only focus on border security, but will also aim to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent. Originally set to expire during this term, the tax cuts are central to Trump’s economic agenda, along with new measures to eliminate taxes on tips, overtime wages, and Social Security benefits — key promises from his re-election campaign.
{Matzav.com}