House passes $70B bill to fund immigration enforcement for 3 years
It frontloads routine annual funding, ensuring a virtually uninterrupted flow of money as the Trump admin seeks to deport some 1 million people per year. But Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Texas called it a “slush fund for ICE.”
A bill to provide nearly $70 billion for immigration enforcement narrowly passed the House on Tuesday and now goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, fueling the administration’s deportation...