Senate Approves $70 Billion for Ice and Border Patrol

Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The US Senate has passed a $70 billion bill to fund President Donald Trump's Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol. The bill was approved in a 52–47 Senate vote, with no Democratic support and a single Republican voting against it. The US Senate passed a $70 billion bill to fund ICE, and fails to ban Donald Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" According to CNBC, Republican Senator Lisa Murkowski voted against the bill. The voting began early on June 4. The Senate voted overnight in an 18-hour vote-a-rama to pass the bill. . . .