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House passage is the last step before President Donald Trump can sign the measure into law.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) emerges from the office of the Senate Majority Whip at the U.S. Capitol on June 4, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) | AP
Senate Republicans passed their $70 billion immigration enforcement bill Friday, beating back several attempts to rein in the Justice Department’s “Anti-Weaponization Fund.”
Senators voted 52-47 on the bill after roughly 18 hours of amendment votes. In the end, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the only Republican to vote against the bill — she had previously voted against the budget blueprint for the immigration enforcement plan and had raised concerns that it circumvented the appropriations process.
