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Congressional record and the enacted statute (Public Law) confirm the bill was signed and contains provisions expanding DHS/ICE, appropriating funding for Border Patrol, and authorizing border wall construction.
Evidence from Congress.gov and the IRS shows that H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” became Public Law 119-21 when President Trump signed it on July 4, 2025, i.e., the previous summer relative to January 2026. DHS and independent analyses report that the law injects roughly $165–$170 billion in additional funding into DHS immigration and border-enforcement components, including money to hire 10,000 new ICE agents and thousands of new Border Patrol agents, and greatly expand detention capacity. White House and DHS materials describe this as providing “historic” funding for Customs and Border Protection and Border Patrol. CBP and White House documents further show that the law dedicates tens of billions of dollars to border barrier construction, with initial contracts alone adding about 230 miles of new “Smart Wall” and planning for “hundreds of miles” of new wall and water barriers along the southwest border.
Verdict: True — the One Big Beautiful Bill was indeed signed in summer 2025 and materially expands DHS/ICE, secures record-scale funding for Border Patrol, and finances construction of hundreds of miles of new border wall, in line with the statement’s description.