The US Senate has passed a bill providing $70 billion in additional funds for immigration enforcement, 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 $1.8 billion 'anti-weaponization' fund that could compensate Trump's political allies.
Republicans have accused Democrats of 'defunding' Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, despite the agencies having a combined $100 billion in unspent funds.
The funding would help pay for Trump's migrant deportation crackdown over the next three years, but Democrats have called the 'anti-weaponization' fund a 'slush fund' for Trump's allies.
