Senate Republicans pass immigration funding after overnight vote

Senate Republicans Advance $70 Billion Immigration Enforcement Funding After Extended Vote

A view of the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2026.

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After an 18-hour voting session, Senate Republicans advanced roughly $70 billion in funding for immigration enforcement agencies. The measure had been separated from an earlier agreement to reopen the remainder of the Department of Homeland Security. The funds are designated to cover operations through the end of President Trump’s term in office. One Republican, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, voted against the package. The bill now moves to the House of Representatives, where a vote could occur as early as next week.

Senate passage marks progress for Republicans who had sought dedicated immigration enforcement resources for several months. The extended voting period highlighted divisions within the Republican conference over separate provisions in the broader legislative process. Among those provisions is a proposed $1.8 billion fund advanced by the Trump administration to compensate individuals who claim they were subjected to politically motivated government actions. The fund originated from an out-of-court settlement tied to a $10 billion lawsuit filed by President Trump concerning the 2019 disclosure of his tax records. Congressional lawmakers from both parties have raised objections to the fund.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., stated last month that many members expressed concerns about the proposal. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., posted on X that lawmakers should prioritize constituent costs such as housing, food, and fuel rather than establishing an $1.8 billion mechanism without established legal standards or oversight. Cassidy had recently lost a primary election to a challenger endorsed by President Trump.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche testified before the House on Tuesday that the administration was withdrawing plans for the fund. President Trump later told reporters in the Oval Office on Wednesday that he would need to consult legal advisers before confirming the status. An amendment offered Thursday night by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to return the bill to the Senate Judiciary Committee for further review of the fund remained open for several hours. Three Republican senators facing reelection in November—Susan Collins of Maine, Dan Sullivan of Alaska, and Jon Husted of Ohio—supported the motion at points during the debate.

Additional amendments addressed the fund’s scope. Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., proposed redirecting resources toward fraud enforcement activities. Eight Republican senators backed a measure that would bar payments from the fund to individuals charged or convicted in connection with the January 6, 2021, Capitol events.

The immigration enforcement measure had been subject to repeated postponements. President Trump had initially requested passage by June 1. Republicans employed the budget reconciliation process to bypass the Senate’s ordinary 60-vote requirement after Democrats declined to provide support. Democrats had sought to include changes to enforcement procedures, such as limits on face coverings by agents and requirements for body-worn cameras, following incidents in Minnesota earlier in the year in which federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens. Those negotiations contributed to a 76-day closure of the Department of Homeland Security, the longest such shutdown recorded for a federal agency.

The funding package authorizes continued operations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the remainder of the current presidential term. House consideration is expected to determine whether the measure advances to the president’s desk in its current form.