President Donald Trump displays the signed Secure America Act in the Oval Office on Wednesday. The bill will fund the Department of Homeland Security through 2028. Photo by Aaron Schwartz/UPI | License Photo
June 10 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump signed a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies through 2028 after months of battles to prevent it from happening.
"This morning I'm thrilled to sign the Secure America Act to immediately and fully fund the Department of Homeland Security through the end of my term, so we won't have to be talking about it anymore," the president said in the Oval Office.
The Senate passed the $70 billion funding package on Friday, and the House approved it on Tuesday.
Democrats fought the funding for months, refusing to agree to the bill unless there were reforms to the organization after two American citizens -- Renee Good and Alex Pretti -- were killed by federal agents in Minneapolis earlier this year. But the measure was passed via reconciliation, which only requires a majority vote instead of 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
