DHS budget seeks significant boost for immigration approach

President Donald Trump is proposing a significant boost in funding for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal 2026 as part of his tough-on-immigration approach.

The “skinny” version of the White House’s budget blueprint released Friday would provide $107.4 billion for DHS in the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, an increase of $42.3 billion, or 64.9 percent, above the $65.1 billion fiscal 2025 enacted level.

That number assumes enactment of a budget reconciliation package Republicans have begun drafting with $175 billion for border security, including $43.8 billion allocated for fiscal 2026, according to the document.

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