Senate Approves Bill to Fund ICE and CBP; Now Heads to House Vote
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The Senate approved a $70 billion funding bill early Friday for immigration enforcement agencies under President Trump. The 52-47 vote followed weeks of delays and backlash over a proposed $1.776 billion compensation fund for law enforcement injured during the January 6 Capitol attack. Although unrelated to the funding bill, this proposal threatened its passage. The legislation will finance Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for three years, until the end of Trump's term. The Senate also rejected an amendment aimed at permanently prohibiting the compensation fund, complicating what was expected to be a straightforward vote for Republicans.
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