The U.S. Senate passes legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after an extended delay and internal Republican disagreements over provisions linked to a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund. Multiple outlets report the Senate’s final vote follows weeks of procedural obstacles and amendments during debate, including demands that the legislation not include language allowing the Trump administration to create the $1.8 billion settlement-type fund to pay political allies who say they were unfairly targeted by the federal government. The Senate proceeds after the administration signals it will drop that proposed fund, and after related changes are made to the bill. Reporting also describes the Senate removing or stripping other proposals from the measure, as lawmakers push forward a package designed to provide sustained funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol. Estimates across sources place the package at roughly $70 billion, with one account describing approval of $69.5 billion and extending funding through 2029. After the Senate acts, attention shifts to the House, where lawmakers are set to vote on the ICE funding measure to resolve a months-long impasse.
U.S. Senate passes immigration enforcement funding after disputes over $1.8 billion fund
The U.S. Senate passes legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after an extended delay and internal Republican disagreements over provisions linked to a proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weapon...
- The Senate passes a bill to fund U.S. immigration enforcement operations, including ICE and the Border Patrol.
- The legislation is reported as roughly $70 billion (about $69.5 billion in one account).
- Funding runs for multiple years, including through 2029 in one report and for three years in another.
- Passage follows weeks of delays and amendments tied to objections to an alleged $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund.
- The House is expected to vote on the immigration enforcement funding bill to end an impasse.
The House will be voting on Republicans' $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies for the rest of the Trump administration.
9 hours agoPresident Donald Trump’s long-delayed immigration enforcement funding bill passed the US Senate early Friday, overcoming pushback from Republican dissidents concerned the administration would resurrect a controversial fund to pay political allies who claim to have been unfairly targeted by the federal government.
4 days agoAfter a marathon 18-hour vote, the Senate has funded immigration enforcement. The GOP bill funds ICE and the Border Patrol for three years.
4 days agoThe bill to fund federal immigration agencies was passed after several bipartisan amendments to block Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund were defeated.
4 days agoThe Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, overcoming the concerns of several Republicans who were upset the bill did not include language barring the Trump administration from creating a $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund to pay MAGA allies. The legislation passed 52-47,...
4 days agoThe Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the Trump administration to say it will drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.
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