US Senate pushes back against Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponisation’ fund
Key takeaways
- The Senate delayed a vote on immigration enforcement funds in a rare show of dissent ahead of its Memorial Day recess.
- On Thursday, the Republican-led chamber had planned to vote on a $72bn funding bill to help fuel Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
- But two recent decisions from the Trump administration led to a pushback from within the president’s own party.
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The Senate delayed a vote on immigration enforcement funds in a rare show of dissent ahead of its Memorial Day recess.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Trump administration has faced bipartisan criticism over its recent settlement of a lawsuit the president filed [AFP]By Al Jazeera Staff and Reuters Published On 22 May 202622 May 2026Senate Republicans in the United States have punted on a vote to fund immigration enforcement operations before a long holiday weekend, in a rare show of political backlash against President Donald Trump.
On Thursday, the Republican-led chamber had planned to vote on a $72bn funding bill to help fuel Trump’s mass deportation campaign.