WASHINGTON: The US Senate on Friday (Jun 5) approved US$70 billion in funding for Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown, but only after a long day of votes on multiple amendments that highlighted Republican infighting over some of the president's other contentious policy proposals.The Bill would fund

Republicans seek to pass $70bn immigration-enforcement funding, but must endure series of votes on controversial issues.

The bill to fund federal immigration agencies was passed after several bipartisan amendments to block Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund were defeated.

The rocky path it took to pass the bill has deepened a rift with the White House and stretched Senate Republicans to their limit.