Congress has just voted to fund President Trump’s mass deportation agenda, giving the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) an additional $70 billion over the next three years. The House vote was 214-212 and largely fell along party lines with only one Republican senator voting against it.

The bill is seen as a supercharger for Trump’s deportation efforts, despite Democrats’ attempts to block funding for what they call an anti-weaponization fund and to reform the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection agencies. Neither of these measures made it into the final version of the bill.

Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon criticized the use of budget reconciliation, stating that this Republican bill is out of step with American values and priorities. She also noted that DHS has not spent a significant portion of the $200 billion it received under Trump's previous funding acts and highlighted how ICE’s actions have been increasingly unpopular.

The funding comes at a time when 67% of voters disapprove of ICE’s job, according to recent polls. Additionally, there is continued tension over border issues, with Tom Homan threatening to deploy more ICE agents to New York City if state legislation limits cooperation with DHS.