UPDATE 4-Republican revolt over Trump 'weaponization' fund stalls ICE funding vote
Published on: May 22, 2026, 3:35 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
U.S. Senate Republicans abandoned plans to vote on a bill to fund U.S. immigration enforcement operations on Thursday in a political revolt against one of President Donald Trump's priorities: a $1.8 billion fund for victims of government "weaponization," including those convicted of violent crimes during the U.S. Capitol riot on January 6, 2021. The Senate walked away from a planned vote on a $72 billion bill funding Trump's massive migrant deportation led by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, delaying the vote at least until June, when lawmakers return from a one-week Memorial Day holiday recess.
