The United States will provide funding for federal immigration enforcement agencies through a budget proposal The US House of Representatives narrowly passed a budget of nearly $70 billion on the 9th, which will provide funding for the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agencies under the US Department of Homeland Security. The US Senate passed the budget proposal on the 5th of this month. The vote in the House of Representatives on that day was 214 in favor and 212 against, almost entirely divided by party, with Democrats voting against. The bill will then be submitted to President Trump for signature. According to the budget, nearly $70 billion will be allocated for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol over the next three years. Democrats strongly oppose the budget proposal. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries posted on social media on the 8th, saying, "Taxpayers' money should be used to improve the lives of ordinary Americans. Republicans want to write a blank check of $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to continue their atrocities against the public. House Democrats strongly oppose it." In January of this year, two American citizens were shot dead by federal law enforcement officers in Minneapolis, the largest city in Minnesota, sparking protests across the United States. Democrats have been demanding significant reforms to the operation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but Republicans have refused, leading to a deadlock in negotiations between the two parties over funding for the Department of Homeland Security and causing the agency to "shut down" for more than two months. Senate Majority Leader and Republican John Thune subsequently proposed a "dual track" strategy supported by Trump: first reaching a bipartisan agreement with the Democratic Party to provide the majority of funding for the Department of Homeland Security, and then using the so-called "budget coordination process" to address immigration enforcement funding issues on its own, ensuring operational funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. This strategy helped break the deadlock where the funding bill could not be passed. Xinhua News Agency