Secure Borders and Fentanyl Interdiction Act of 2026

Status: HopperSession: September 2026 Senate SessionIssue: Immigration

Summary

The bill boosts funding for Border Patrol, asylum officers, immigration judges, and support staff while expanding surveillance, detention, and transport capacity at the border. It also prioritizes expedited removal and prosecution for repeat unlawful entrants and people charged with trafficking fentanyl or its precursors, with quarterly public reporting on enforcement and detention metrics.

Full text

To strengthen border security, this bill appropriates additional funds to hire and train U.S. Border Patrol agents, asylum officers, immigration judges, and support staff; deploys fixed and mobile surveillance technology at high-traffic sectors and ports of entry; expands short-term detention and transportation capacity consistent with federal detention standards; and directs the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice to establish expedited removal and prosecution priorities for individuals repeatedly apprehended after unlawful entry and for persons charged with trafficking fentanyl or fentanyl precursors, while requiring quarterly public reporting to Congress on staffing, encounters, removals, seizures, detention conditions, and case-processing times.

Sponsor

Mitch ColtonRepublican Party

Cosponsors

Thomas WilkinsRepublican Party

Debate

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