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The U.S. Senate approved a $70 billion reconciliation package on a 52-47 party-line vote, funding ICE with $38.6 billion, CBP with $22.6 billion, and other DHS operations through 2029.

 The bill includes provisions for ICE to immediately arrest criminal noncitizens released from sanctuary city jails and over $100 million for child exploitation investigations. 

Republicans celebrated it as protection against future obstruction, while Democrats called it a blank check for deportations; intense GOP infighting also marked failed attempts to attach voter ID requirements from the SAVE America Act.