We need to vote to fund Border Patrol and ICE. These men and women are running out of money.
John Kennedy promises to vote to fund Border Patrol and ICE.
Occurrences
Evidence
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AP reported the Senate adopted a 50-48 budget resolution to fund ICE and Border Patrol; Kennedy briefly held up the vote series, then withdrew his objection and allowed the vote to proceed. The article names only Sens. Murkowski and Paul among the Republican no votes, which implies Kennedy voted yes.
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AP reported that Trump signed the bill into law on June 10, 2026, and that it provides $38 billion for ICE and $26 billion for Border Patrol through 2029.
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Question: On Passage of the Bill (S. 2, As Amended). Vote Result: Bill Passed. Vote Counts: YEAs 52, NAYs 47, Not Voting 1. Kennedy (R-LA), Yea.
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The enacted law appropriates $9,550,000,000 to U.S. Customs and Border Protection to hire, pay, train, and equip Border Patrol agents and support personnel; $31,075,000,000 to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for immigration enforcement activities; and states it was approved June 10, 2026.
Assessments
The promise was specifically to vote to fund Border Patrol and ICE. The Senate roll call evidence shows Kennedy voted yea on final passage of S. 2, and the enacted public law appropriated substantial funding for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including Border Patrol personnel support, and for Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities. Because Kennedy was serving as U.S. Senator when he cast the vote and the bill became law during the same Senate term, this counts as delivered in the same term.
The evidence indicates Kennedy voted for the Senate measure funding ICE and Border Patrol, and that measure was later enacted into law on June 10, 2026. That fulfills the promise to vote to fund those agencies, and it happened during his current Senate term.