President Trump’s plans for immigration enforcement just got *** major boost. The Senate voted to fund his agenda through the rest of his term. It now heads to the House. The bill includes $70 billion for ICE and CBP. The money will be used to hire new agents, deport people who are in the country illegally, and upgrade border security. Now this surge of cash is in addition to the 10. $40 billion these agencies got last year in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, President Trump’s signature policy. What’s just as important is what’s not in the bill. Democrats and *** few Republicans couldn’t permanently end President Trump’s anti-weaponization fund, the multi-billion dollar settlement to pay people who say that they were targeted by the government. The Justice Department shelved those plans. There is concern the effort may return. Now lawmakers also couldn’t get rid of the other part of the settlement, which stops the IRS from investigating any past crimes President Trump, his family, or company may have committed. Also left out of the bill, *** billion dollars for White House security upgrades, including in President Trump’s ballroom and *** law to require proof of citizenship to vote.
What’s in the $70 billion immigration enforcement bill passed by the Senate?
The Senate has passed a bill allocating $70 billion to ICE and CBP for hiring agents, deportations, and border security upgrades, while leaving out several controversial provisions.
The Senate has approved $70 billion in funding for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda, which now moves to the House for consideration. What’s in the billThe bill includes $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The funding will be used to hire new ICE and CBP agents, deport individuals in the country illegally, and upgrade border security. This funding is in addition to the $140 billion allocated to these agencies last year under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Trump’s signature policy. What’s not in the billDemocrats and some Republicans were unable to permanently end Trump’s anti-weaponization fund, a multi-billion-dollar settlement for individuals who claim they were targeted by the government. The Justice Department announced it’s shelving plans for the program, but concerns remain on Capitol Hill that the effort could return. Lawmakers also failed to eliminate another part of the settlement, which prevents the IRS from investigating any past crimes potentially committed by President Trump, his family, or his company. Other provisions left out of the bill include $1 billion for White House security upgrades, such as improvements to President Trump’s ballroom, and a proposed law requiring proof of citizenship to vote.Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
The Senate has approved $70 billion in funding for President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda, which now moves to the House for consideration.
What’s in the bill
The bill includes $70 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. The funding will be used to hire new ICE and CBP agents, deport individuals in the country illegally, and upgrade border security.
This funding is in addition to the $140 billion allocated to these agencies last year under the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” Trump’s signature policy.
What’s not in the bill
Democrats and some Republicans were unable to permanently end Trump’s anti-weaponization fund, a multi-billion-dollar settlement for individuals who claim they were targeted by the government. The Justice Department announced it’s shelving plans for the program, but concerns remain on Capitol Hill that the effort could return.
Lawmakers also failed to eliminate another part of the settlement, which prevents the IRS from investigating any past crimes potentially committed by President Trump, his family, or his company.
Other provisions left out of the bill include $1 billion for White House security upgrades, such as improvements to President Trump’s ballroom, and a proposed law requiring proof of citizenship to vote.
Keep watching for the latest from the Washington News Bureau:
