Securing our Border Act

This bill, called the Securing our Border Act, would move all remaining unused IRS enforcement funds to border security uses. One-third would go to buy and install border scanners so that 100% of vehicles at northern and southern land ports are scanned by February 6, 2034. The other two-thirds would fund building a border wall system along the southwest border, and the Department of Homeland Security would have to send quarterly updates on its plan and costs .

It would also let U.S. Customs and Border Protection offer bonuses to hire, keep, and move agents: up to $15,000 for new hires after training, plus retention and relocation bonuses up to 15% of pay. These bonuses wouldn’t count toward retirement pay calculations. Finally, for people arriving from Mexico or Canada, the government would be required either to send them back to that country (or a safe third country) while their case is processed, or detain them while their asylum claim is reviewed.

Key points

• Who is affected: Travelers and truckers at border crossings, communities near the southwest border, and CBP agents .
• What changes: Redirects unused IRS enforcement funds to border scanners and wall construction; requires DHS quarterly reports; adds hiring, retention, and relocation bonuses for CBP; requires return to a bordering or safe country or detention for certain arrivals while cases are reviewed .
• When: Funding and work run through February 6, 2034, with the 100% scanning goal set for that date.