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Nanjeanne

(6,737 posts)
Fri Jun 5, 2026, 12:39 PM 17 hrs ago

Senate passes $70 billion ICE and border patrol bill, overcoming internal GOP rebellion over DOJ fund

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/04/politics/senate-trump-weaponization-fund-immigration]

Senate Republicans overcame deep internal divisions to pass a massive $70 billion immigration enforcement package early Friday, delivering a major political win to President Donald Trump after weeks of struggling to pass the bill.

The bill – which funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement and border patrol through the rest of Trump’s term, protecting the agencies from future government shutdown fights – now goes to the House for final passage after a marathon 18-hour voting session in which only one Republican voted against it. It passed by a vote of 52-47.

In another win for Trump, Republicans ultimately approved the bill without killing the $1.8 billion Justice Department fund he had supported to compensate people who claim to have been victimized by the federal government. But GOP senators still endured hours of painful political votes, in which they repeatedly rejected efforts to formally kill the fund.


And yes Susan Collins voted FOR it.
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