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US Senate passes US$70 billion ICE funding; fails to ban ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
US Senate passes US$70 billion ICE funding; fails to ban ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
The US Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early on Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland Security with an additional US$70 billion for immigration enforcement and sending it to the House of Representatives for final consideration.
The Senate voted 52-47 to approve the legislation, with no support from Democrats and no provision to ban a US$1.8 billion “anti-weaponisation” fund that could compensate Trump’s political allies for allegations that...
US Senate passes $70bn ICE funding bill: What comes next?
US Senate passes $70bn ICE funding bill: What comes next?
Republicans pass key Trump initiative after marathon vote-a-rama, avoid barring controversial 'anti-weaponisation' fund.
Senate passes bill for more ICE funding after all-night session, attempts to limit Trump settlement fund fail
The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a b...
Senate passes bill for more ICE funding after all-night session, attempts to limit Trump settlement fund fail
The U.S. Senate handed President Donald Trump a victory early Friday morning, passing a bill that would provide the Department of Homeland ...
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By the numbers, Oregon: Senate passes $70B bill to fund ICE without limits on Trump settlement fund
The GOP defeated multiple attempts by Democrats and Republicans to add language to the bill that wo...
By the numbers, Oregon: Senate passes $70B bill to fund ICE without limits on Trump settlement fund
The GOP defeated multiple attempts by Democrats and Republicans to add language to the bill that would ban Trump’s settlement fund for political alli…
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-Senate GOP passed $70b funding for ICE & CBP in middle-of-night vote; Dems & pro-immigrant advocates called bill “rotten” & “ATM for ICE”
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-Senate GOP passed $70b funding for ICE & CBP in middle-of-night vote; Dems & pro-immigrant advocates called bill “rotten” & “ATM for ICE”
-Associated Press found the administration has re-separated dozens of immigrant children from families despite prev legal settlement to keep families together
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The Senate passed a $70 BILLION immigration spending bill that includes funding for ICE and CBP.
The Senate GOP failed to permanently block Donald Trump's DOJ slush fund. Also, the House passed new ...
The Senate passed a $70 BILLION immigration spending bill that includes funding for ICE and CBP.
The Senate GOP failed to permanently block Donald Trump's DOJ slush fund. Also, the House passed new aid for Ukraine and sanctions on Russia.
BREAKING OVERNIGHT: The Senate passed a $70 billion ICE and border patrol bill in a win for Trump, overcoming an internal GOP rebellion over a DOJ fund.
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Senate passes $70 billion ICE and border patrol bill, overcoming ... - CNN
Senate passes $70 billion ICE and border patrol bill, overcoming ... - CNN
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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 for…
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2×cross-perspective · 3The U.S. Senate passed a bill providing $70 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol.
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aljazeera“US Senate passes $70bn ICE funding bill: What comes next?”
bluesky“Senate approves $70 billion for Trump ICE funding.”
cnn.com“Senate voted early Friday to pass a massive $70 billion immigration enforcement package.”
apnews.com“The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday”
newsweek.com“The Republican-controlled Senate passed a roughly $70 billion immigration enforcement bill early Friday, advancing a measure that funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol for the next three years.”
nlihc.org“Senate Republicans passed by a vote of 50-48 a budget resolution on April 23 laying the groundwork for a reconciliation package that would provide an estimated $70 billion in additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Custom and Border Protection (CBP).”
2×broadly confirmedThe Senate voted 52-47 to approve the $70 billion immigration enforcement bill.
chinaother
scmp“The Senate voted 52-47 to approve the legislation,”
cnn.com“It passed by a vote of 52-47.”
newsweek.com“The 52–47 vote, which concluded just before 5 a.m., followed hours of debate and a marathon amendment process known as a "vote-a-rama,"”
2×broadly confirmedThe bill did not include a provision to ban a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund that would compensate Trump’s political allies.
chinaother
scmp“no provision to ban a US$1.8 billion “anti-weaponisation” fund that could compensate Trump’s political allies for allegations that...”
cnn.com“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.”
newsweek.com“during which lawmakers from both parties attempted unsuccessfully to add provisions restricting a $1.776 billion settlement slush fund to pay out to President Donald Trump's allies.”
Contested · 1 — sources conflict; shown, not resolved
⚔ Discrepancy in dollar amount ($1.8B vs $1.776B) for the same type of fund, with identical purpose and context. Sources conflict on exact figure.
A chinaother The bill did not include a provision to ban a $1.8 billion Justice Department fund that would compensate Trump’s political allies.
B The bill did not include a provision to ban a $1.776 billion settlement slush fund to pay out to President Donald Trump's allies.
Single-source · 6 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
The bill was passed after an 18-hour marathon voting session known as a "vote-a-rama."
cnn.com
The bill was passed using the reconciliation process.
aclu.org
The bill was sent to the House of Representatives for final consideration.
scmp
The bill was supported by Republicans and received no Democratic votes.
scmp
Two Republican senators, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul, voted against the budget resolution that laid the groundwork for the reconciliation bill.
nlihc.org
One Republican senator voted against the final $70 billion bill.
cnn.com
Framing · 3 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
bluesky
“Senate approves $70 billion for Trump ICE funding.”
→ Senate approved $70 billion for ICE funding.
newsweek.com
“lawmakers from both parties attempted unsuccessfully to add provisions restricting a $1.776 billion settlement slush fund to pay out to President Donald Trump's allies.”
→ Lawmakers tried but failed to restrict a fund for Trump's allies.
aclu.org
“Senate advances bill to give ICE and Border Patrol $70 billion, as ICE approval rating remains underwater”
→ Senate passed a bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol.