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Senate Passes $70B Immigration Enforcement Bill After Marathon Vote

Major legislative victory for Trump's immigration agenda, funding enforcement through his second term after contentious 18-hour vote marathon

Senate Passes $70B Immigration Enforcement Bill After Marathon Vote
NPR News

The Morning Brief · June 5, 2026 · Based on reporting by NPR News

The Senate passed a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package early Friday morning to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029. The legislation provides funding for ICE and Border Patrol operations through President Trump's second term.

The vote followed an 18-hour "vote-a-rama" session where Republicans beat back multiple amendments targeting Trump's immigration priorities. The bill also includes $1.776 billion for a settlement fund that drew fierce backlash from some Republicans during weeks of delays.

Sources

  • NPR NewsSenate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund

    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

    Read at NPR News

  • The HillSenate passes immigration enforcement funding after clashes over ballroom, 'anti-weaponization' fund

    The Senate voted early Friday morning to pass a $69.5 billion budget reconciliation package to fund immigration enforcement operations through 2029, overcoming the concerns of several Republicans who

    Read at The Hill

  • AxiosSenate advances ICE funding through Trump's second term

    Senate Republicans advanced ICE and Border Patrol funding through the end of President Trump's second term, after beating back multiple amendments targeting his priorities during an 18-hour "vote-a-ra

    Read at Axios

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