{"id":1871,"date":"2026-06-03T20:34:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1871"},"modified":"2026-06-03T20:34:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T20:34:42","slug":"senate-begins-voting-on-funding-immigration-enforcement-after-trumps-settlement-fund-is-dropped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1871","title":{"rendered":"Senate begins voting on funding immigration enforcement after Trump\u2019s settlement fund is dropped"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with legislation to fund immigration enforcement agencies after forcing the White House to drop its settlement fund for political allies and stripping a separate proposal for White House security from the bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1869\">Homeland Secretary Mullin says ICE training going back to \u2018regular standards\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>The Senate voted 53-46 on Wednesday to begin debate on the roughly $70 billion bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol. The legislation was delayed for weeks as Republican senators navigated the various obstacles to passage created by President Donald Trump and the White House, but they are now moving quickly to pass it after paring it back to its original form.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cRight now, the goal is to get the base bill across the finish line,\u201d said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Still, Republicans will need to find enough votes to beat back multiple amendments that Democrats \u2014 and potentially some Republicans \u2014 say they will offer. Republicans are using a process called budget reconciliation that enables them to pass the legislation without any Democratic votes, but they must first wade through a long series of amendment votes that could pose problems for the bill. That process could start as soon as Wednesday evening.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Democratic amendments will test GOP unity<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The primary threat during amendment votes is a series of expected Democratic proposals to permanently ban Trump\u2019s $1.776 billion settlement fund, which his administration scrapped on Tuesday after fierce Republican pushback. While acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told Congress that \u201cwe are not moving forward with the fund, period,\u201d Democrats say they want it written into the law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIt is only a matter of time before Blanche and Trump go back on their word,\u201d said Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thune said Blanche\u2019s comments were \u201cextremely helpful\u201d and he thinks most GOP senators were satisfied by the decision. \u201cWe\u2019ll find out,\u201d he added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republican Sen. John Kennedy of Louisiana said he was assured by Blanche\u2019s promises.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI think that particular issue is dead,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Some Republicans still have concerns about settlement<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Not everyone is satisfied. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., has said he will offer an amendment to block any attempt at resurrecting the fund, which was part of a settlement resolving Trump\u2019s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Tillis said he has plans to offer an amendment to put Blanche\u2019s promise into law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1867\">N.H. voting laws, school budgets, and nuclear power: The final compromises of 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve got a sufficient number of Republicans who have been very clear they\u2019ve got concerns there,\u201d said Tillis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Thune said he is working with Tillis and others who have discussed amendments as he tries to ensure he has enough votes for a simple majority in the 53-47 Senate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cKeep in mind, we\u2019ve got to keep them all together, make sure we\u2019ve got 50 votes for it,\u201d Thune said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Money dropped for Trump\u2019s ballroom<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>The legislation was also delayed by the opposition to $1 billion in security funding for the White House, including for Trump\u2019s new ballroom, that was added to the original bill.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Democrats and some Republicans questioned using taxpayer money for the massive project in a time of economic hardship for many voters. Democrats had planned amendments to strip that language, as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As various side issues temporarily derailed the legislation, Republicans have said their top priority is passing the ICE and Border Patrol funding that Democrats have blocked for months in protest of the administration\u2019s immigration enforcement crackdown.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But success requires GOP unity in the Senate and the House before it can reach Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Republican House leaders said Wednesday they would like to pass the bill before the end of the week, if the Senate can finish it. House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said they are having internal conversations now to make sure they have enough support.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1865\">After Scott Pelley firing, a look back at the flurry of media shakeups during the second Trump administration<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe just need to make sure everybody\u2019s there,\u201d Scalise said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><i>Associated Press writer Lisa Mascaro contributed to this report.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The roughly $70 billion bill to fund US Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol was delayed for weeks as Republican senators navigated the various obstacles to passage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1870,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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