Senators voted 52-47 to approve funds set to finance the immigration forces for another three years, through the rest of Donald Trump's term. The bill still needs to clear the House; that vote is expected next week.

The Senate is beginning a long series of votes on legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies

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