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Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" torpedoes ICE funding deal
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A $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization fund' proposed by Trump has derailed a $72 billion ICE and Border Patrol funding package after GOP senators objected, with the deal now in legislative limbo.
Trump's "anti-weaponization fund" torpedoes ICE funding deal
$72 billion in funding for ICE and Border Patrol is now in limbo after GOP senators revolted against President Trump's $1.776B "anti-weaponization fund" on Thursday.
Why it matters: The fund was dropped like "a bomb in the middle of a pretty well planned out reconciliation bill," Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) told reporters.
The package for ICE and Border Patrol funding was on track to pass by the weekend.
But senators left town without voting on Thursday after a heated two-hour meeting with a
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