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Senate passes $70B immigration bill without limits on Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

Nbcwashington · · 1016 words · By Mary Clare Jalonick; Joey Cappelletti; The Associated Press
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The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

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What happened

The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

Why it matters

Senators voted 52-47 for the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term.

Common ground

The final vote came just before 5 a.m., after Republicans narrowly defeated multiple attempts by Democrats and Republicans to add language to the bill that would permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund for political allies who believe they have been…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 13 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Senate then rejected a second amendment from Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina that would also have banned the settlement fund but moved the money to a separate anti-fraud fund at the Department of Justice.”
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Multiple sources confirm the Senate rejected an amendment from Senator Thom Tillis to ban the fund and move the money to a DOJ anti-fraud fund.
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Senate defeats amendment to redirect $1.8 billion from Justice Department's 'anti-weaponization' fund to combat fraud against US taxpayers.
https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5910421-senate-tillis-am…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to defeat an amendment sponsored by Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) to redirect the nearly $1.8 ...
https://www.facebook.com/ktve10kard14/posts/the-senate-voted…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 4, 2026 ... Senators voted 52-47 to pass the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three ...
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-senate-hold…
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Claim 2: “Republicans narrowly defeated multiple attempts by Democrats and Republicans to add language to the bill that would permanently ban Trump’s settlement fund for political allies who believe they have been politically persecuted.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Senate rejected amendments (including one from Sen. Tillis and others from Democrats) intended to ban the settlement fund.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_religion
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lara Lea Trump (née Yunaska; born October 12, 1982) is an American political figure who is the former co-chair of the Republican National Committee. She is married to Eric Trump, the third child of Do…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lara_Trump
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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Claim 3: “the fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents in January”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding federal agents fatally shooting two protesters in January.
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Claim 4: “The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday morning”
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The claim is corroborated by a cross-reference (Flipboard) and a web search result (WATCH: Senate approves $70B immigration bill) confirming the Senate passed the legislation on a Friday morning.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 United States Senate election in Ohio was held on November 5, 2024, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Ohio. Republican businessman Bernie Moreno defeated…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_Senate_elec…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, serving as the 45th president of the United States, was impeached for the second time on January 13, 2021, one week before his term expired. On that date, the House of Representatives ad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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Claim 5: “the department funding lapsed in mid-February”
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Claim 6: “the judgement fund, which was part of a settlement that resolves Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns”
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Multiple web search results and a Wikipedia entry confirm the settlement fund originated from a lawsuit by Donald Trump against the IRS regarding the leak of his tax returns.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump and the IRS are negotiating a settlement in a $10 billion lawsuit originating from the unauthorized release of Trump’s tax returns by former IRS contractor Charles Littlejohn, who was sen…
https://www.lawresolution.com/news/article/01KPMSFAQ257QYZX8…
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's lawsuit against the IRS stemmed from allegations that the agency leaked his tax information, which he claimed violated his privacy rights.
https://btw.co/node/10689112/trump-irs-fund/
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web search NEUTRAL — The US Department of Justice has announced that this week's unprecedented settlement of President Donald Trump's lawsuit over the leaking of his tax returns blocks the IRS from reviewing tax filings t…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn0pk2e22jro
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Claim 7: “The Democratic motion was narrowly defeated when Cassidy eventually voted against it and the two other GOP senators — Jon Husted of Ohio and Dan Sullivan of Alaska... voted for it.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm the specific voting pattern: Cassidy voted against the Democratic motion, while Jon Husted and Dan Sullivan voted for it.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Democratic motion was narrowly defeated when Cassidy eventually voted against it and the two other GOP senators — Jon Husted of Ohio and Dan Sullivan of Alaska, both of whom are up for reelection …
https://www.scrippsnews.com/politics/congress/senate-passes-…
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web search NEUTRAL — In the end, Cassidy voted against the Democratic motion and the two other GOP senators — both of whom are up for reelection this year — voted for it. Senators defeated a second amendment from Republic…
https://www.aol.com/articles/senate-begins-voting-bill-fund-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Husted and Sullivan, who voted against it, are both up for re-election in November. Senators then defeated a second amendment from Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina that would also ban the…
https://www.wndu.com/2026/06/04/senate-rejects-first-effort-…
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Claim 8: “Congress eventually funded the rest of the Homeland Security Department at the end of April with Democratic support”
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Claim 9: “Senate Republicans used a complicated procedural maneuver to get around the filibuster and pass the budget legislation with no Democratic votes.”
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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the specific procedural maneuver used to bypass the filibuster for this legislation.
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Claim 10: “federal agents shot Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis”
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Claim 11: “Senators voted 52-47 for the $70 billion legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for the next three years, through the end of Trump’s term.”
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Multiple web search results confirm the Senate voted 52-47 to pass $70 billion legislation to fund ICE and Border Patrol for the next three years.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The illegal migration of people into the United States across the Mexico-United States border has caused an ongoing migrant crisis. U.S. presidents Barack Obama and Donald Trump both referred to surge…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico–United_States_border_cr…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Border Patrol (USBP) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and is responsible for securing the borders of the United States.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Border_Patrol
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is the largest federal law enforcement agency of the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is the country's primary border control organiz…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Customs_and_Bord…
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Claim 12: “acting Attorney General Todd Blanche had said earlier this week that it [the settlement fund] would not go forward.”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and web search results, confirm that Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche stated the fund would not move forward.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Todd Wallace Blanche (; born August 6, 1974) is an American attorney and former prosecutor who serves as the acting United States attorney general since April 2026. Blanche has also served as the Unit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — President Donald J. Trump, et al. v. Internal Revenue Service and U.S. Department of the Treasury was a lawsuit brought against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by President Donald Trump in January …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States attorney general (AG) is the head of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and serves as the chief law enforcement officer of the federal government. The attorney general act…
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Claim 13: “Republicans... defeated an amendment proposed by one of their own members, Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy, that would have redirected payments from the settlement to members of law enforcement who were injured in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.”
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While evidence confirms the Senate rejected amendments to the fund and that Bill Cassidy is a Senator from Louisiana, the specific detail about redirecting funds to Jan 6 law enforcement is not explicitly detailed in the provided evidence snippets, though the general context of the vote-a-rama is present.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — William Morgan Cassidy (born September 28, 1957) is an American politician and physician who is the senior United States senator from Louisiana, a seat he has held since 2015. A member of the Republic…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cassidy
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Louisiana. Republican congresswoman Julia …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Texas will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Texas. Republican state attorney general Ken P…
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