Senate Advances $70bn ICE Funding

The budget resolution passed 50-48 along party lines following a marathon 'vote-a-rama' session that lasted through the early morning hours.

Democrats opposed the measure, arguing it lacks necessary guardrails for immigration enforcement agents and ignores humanitarian concerns.

The funding plan is a central component of President Trump's mass deportation campaign and must still clear the House before the shutdown can end.

Tensions remain high as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer claimed 'nobody respects' the border agencies under the current administration, drawing a sharp rebuke from the White House.