Senate Passes Major Immigration Enforcement Bill After Weaponization Fund Threw Wrench In Process

The Senate passed the $69.5 billion reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement Friday after an anti-weaponization fund and White House ballroom funding threatened its passage.

The Senate passed the package in a 52-47 vote, which would provide over $30.73 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), $22.57 billion to Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and $2.5 billion in Department of Homeland Security (DHS) appropriations through 2029. The passage didn't meet President Donald Trump's June 1 deadline after the administration's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund threatened its passage...