The U.S. Senate on June 5 passed legislation to provide some $70 billion to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other immigration enforcement after a “vote-a-rama” on amendments to the reconciliation bill.
In a Friday morning vote, the Senate approved the measure 52–47. All Republicans voted for the measure, and all Democrats except for Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.), who did not vote, voted against it.
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) told reporters on Thursday that if the legislation passed the Senate, the House would vote on it on Friday.
The legislation is being fast-tracked under the partisan reconciliation process in order to fully close the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding gap following the start of a partial government shutdown in mid-February amid continued Democratic opposition to funding for portions of the executive department. …