Congressman Rogers Helped Send Secure America Act to President Trump's Desk

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers (KY-05) helped send the Secure America Act , S.2, on to the President desk. Congressman Rogers voted for the reconciliation package to provide long-term funding for ICE and Border Patrol through September 2029. President Trump signed the bill into law on Wednesday morning. ICE has reported the arrest of illegal immigrants in Eastern Kentucky who have been convicted of rape, assault, robbery, kidnapping, human trafficking, drug trafficking, DUI, weapons possession, identity theft, money laundering and other crimes in Ashland, Beattyville, Catlettsburg, Hazard, Inez, London, Manchester, Monticello, Pikeville, Sandy Hook, West Liberty, Wheelwright and Williamsburg. “Our number one job is to ensure that America remains a safe place to live. Washington Democrats created a border crisis that resulted in higher crime rates and drug trafficking, and now they want to defund our front-line of defense on border control and immigration enforcement. This bill cleans up the mess and provides necessary funding to keep our border and our communities secure,” said Congressman Rogers, Dean of the House . “Federal law enforcement agencies have made great strides to combat fentanyl trafficking across the country, cutting it by half at the southern border, and we can’t afford to back down on our efforts.” Targeting fentanyl, the bill provides $3.45 billion for modernized inspection equipment at the border, surveillance technology, biometric work and interdiction. To crack down on child predators, the bill invests $108.5 million for child exploitation investigators, forensic analysts, victim identification work, and training for federal, state and local law enforcement. For Border Patrol, the bill includes $22 billion for personnel, training, equipment and mission support. The bill also provides $38 billion for ICE personnel, removal operations, transportation, advanced technology needs and legal assistance. For more information about Congressman Rogers’ work in Washington and at home in Kentucky, visit halrogers.house.gov and follow him on social media .