Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump’s settlement fund is dropped
The measure moves to a marathon amendment session after Republicans dropped Trump-related funding provisions that had stalled the bill for weeks.
- The Senate voted 53–46 to open debate on a roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement package, clearing a major hurdle after weeks of internal gridlock over White House spending additions.
- The breakthrough came after the Trump administration agreed to scrap a controversial $1.776 billion settlement fund, which had been earmarked for political allies and potentially Jan. 6 defendants under the guise of an IRS lawsuit resolution.
- Lawmakers also stripped $1 billion in White House security funding from the legislation, following intense bipartisan criticism over using taxpayer money to construct a new ballroom for the president.
- Despite acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's assurance that the fund is dead, President Trump muddied the waters by telling reporters he "loves" the settlement, leaving its ultimate status unclear and prompting Democrats to demand a permanent legislative ban.
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Senate votes to advance $70B plan to fund ICE, Border Patrol, setting up Thursday ‘vote-a-rama’
The Senate voted along party lines Wednesday to start debate on a $70 billion plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, moving one step closer to passing one of the Trump administration's most pressing priorities.
Senate GOP presses ahead on immigration bill, strips Trump settlement and ballroom funds
The 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.The Senate voted 53-46 on Wednesday to begin debate on the roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. The legislation wa…
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolThe Senate, led by the Republicans, will begin voting on Wednesday on legislation to finance immigration control agencies, after forcing the government to withdraw the idea of a fund to compensate its supporters, and after eliminating a separate White House security proposal from the project.
Thune navigates immigration bill landmines from DOJ lawfare fund
Senate GOP leaders are working to quell Republican angst over the Trump administration’s proposed $1.776 billion anti-weaponization fund that is threatening to trip up the party’s immigration enforcement bill as it inches toward final passage. Several Republicans still want language inserted into the so-called reconciliation bill to prevent the fund’s creation as President Donald Trump and senior administration officials offer conflicting messag…
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