Provide ICE an additional $350 million to arrest criminal illegal aliens released from local custody in sanctuary cities.

The Senate passed Schmitt’s provision to give ICE an additional $350 million for resources to arrest criminal illegal aliens released from local custody in sanctuary cities as part of the reconciliation bill to fund ICE and CBP.

Schmitt backed and advanced a funding provision to increase ICE resources for arrests in sanctuary cities.

Schmitt-Authored Fund to Arrest, Deport Criminal Illegal Aliens Passes U.S. Senate
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The bill text provides not less than $350,000,000 for ICE for detainer management, detainer issuance, custodial transfer, release monitoring, transportation, and arrests of covered unlawful aliens in non-cooperating jurisdictions.

This is the specific $350 million ICE funding provision Schmitt said he secured. It shows the commitment was inserted into Senate reconciliation text, but not yet enacted into law.

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Secure America Act bill text (MDM26D55)
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On passage of S. 2, as amended, the Senate voted 52-47 and the bill passed.

The Senate approved the reconciliation bill that contains the ICE funding provision. Because House action and presidential signature were still pending, this is progress but not full delivery.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 163
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The committee text says, "Not less than $350,000,000" is appropriated to ICE for detainer management, transportation, and arrests of covered unlawful aliens in noncooperating jurisdictions.

This is the concrete $350 million ICE provision the claim describes. It shows the funding was actually inserted into Senate legislative text, which is strong evidence of advancement but not by itself final enactment.

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Secure America Act bill text (MDM26D55)
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The Senate passed S. 2, the reconciliation bill, by a 52-47 vote. Eric Schmitt voted Yea.

The Senate approved the reconciliation vehicle containing the ICE funding provision, and Schmitt supported passage. This shows he advanced the measure through the Senate, but it does not alone prove final enactment.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 163
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AP reported that Trump "signed a bill into law" giving his immigration and deportation agenda a nearly $70 billion boost, after the House passed it 214-212. AP said the law provides $38 billion for ICE.

This is the strongest evidence that the legislation containing the ICE funding became law. Combined with the Senate text showing the $350 million ICE line item, it supports treating the promise as delivered.

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Trump signs bill giving nearly $70B to his immigration enforcement agenda through end of his term
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The Washington Post reported that Schmitt "has also demanded restrictions on sanctuary cities" as part of a DHS deal, showing he was actively pushing the same enforcement priority before the reconciliation bill moved.

This does not prove the funding itself, but it shows Schmitt was publicly pressing the sanctuary-city enforcement goal that the $350 million provision would later address.

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Standoff over ICE tactics could trigger another partial government shutdown
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