Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund
The Senate has passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill to fund agencies under President Trump's administration. The vote, which was 52-47, came after significant debate over an unrelated settlement fund that some Republicans sought to limit. Despite attempts to amend the bill, the focus remained on immigration funding as the deadline approached.
- ▪The Senate voted 52-47 to pass a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package.
- ▪Republicans defeated multiple attempts to add language banning a settlement fund related to Trump's political allies.
- ▪Senate Majority Leader John Thune emphasized the need to keep the bill focused on immigration enforcement.
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Politics Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund June 5, 20265:15 AM ET By The Associated Press Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., walks to the chamber during votes on the immigration enforcement funding package, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 4, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.
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