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US Senate refuses to push through ICE funding amid row over Trump’s ballroom
ICE funding bid derailed amid Republican backlash to attempt to latch ballroom funding on to immigration bill A bid to restore funding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) and border patrol has been derailed by rows over a $1bn proposal for security measures tied to Donald Trump ’s White House ballroom and controversial plans to create a $1.8bn “anti-weaponization” fund . The US Senate will not pass the $70bn legislation ahead of a 1 June deadline set by the US president, Republican senators told reporters on Thursday, as lawmakers leave Washington for the Memorial Day recess. Continue reading...
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According to The Guardian’s source item, US Senate refuses to push through ICE funding amid row over Trump’s ballroom, ICE funding bid derailed amid Republican backlash to attempt to latch ballroom funding on to immigration bill A bid to restore funding to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement ( ICE ) and border patrol has been derailed by rows over a $1bn proposal for security measures tied to Donald Trump ’s White House ballroom and controversial plans to create a $1.8bn “anti-weaponization” fund . The US Senate will not pass the $70bn legislation ahead of a 1 June deadline set by the US president, Republican senators told reporters on Thursday, as lawmakers leave Washington for the Memorial Day recess. Continue reading…
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- US Senate refuses to push through ICE funding amid row over Trump’s ballroomThe Guardian - 2026-05-21T18:14:42+00:00
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