Senate Republicans pass bill authorizing $70bn for immigration enforcement in vote-a-rama – US politics live

VH Vivian HoThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-06-05 · 11:28 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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Senate Republicans passed a bill authorizing $70 billion for immigration enforcement. During a vote-a-rama, they narrowly defeated a Democratic attempt to block President Trump from establishing a $1.8 billion fund intended to pay his allies. Senator Lindsey Graham expressed pride in his Republican colleagues for ensuring Border Patrol and ICE are fully funded. Democratic Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer had proposed adding language to the Republican legislation that would prevent these payouts. This legislation aims to fund Trump's mass deportation campaign for his term.

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Republican senator Lindsey Graham expressed pride in his colleagues for fully funding Border Patrol and ICE.

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Senate Republicans passed a bill authorizing $70bn for immigration enforcement.

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Democratic Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer proposed barring payouts into Republican-backed legislation.

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Senate Republicans blocked an attempt by Democrats to prevent Donald Trump from creating a $1.8bn fund for his allies.

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Republican senator Lindsey Graham said he was ‘very proud of my Republican colleagues for… making sure that Border Patrol and ICE are fully funded’ Senate Republicans on Thursday narrowly scuttled an attempt by Democrats to stop Donald Trump from creating a $1.8bn fund to pay his allies, even as signs emerged that dissent over the proposal was spreading inside the US president’s own party. Democratic Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer had proposed inserting language barring the payouts into Republican-backed legislation to fund Trump’s Mass Deportation campaign through the duration of his term. Continue reading...

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