Senate Republicans defeat standoff to pass BILLIONS in ICE funding — Democrats implode with outrage

The bitter feud over federal immigration enforcement funding is finally over after Republicans in the U.S. Senate were able to pass a funding bill Friday morning.

The bill secures $70 billion that will fund President Donald Trump’s directive for mass deportations by supercharging operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as Customs and Border Protection.

‘No more slush funds for corruption. We must dismantle DHS and abolish ICE!’

The Senate voted 52 to 47 to pass the bill with one lone Republican joining the Democrats, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska. It now goes to the U.S. House of Representatives for approval.

Democrats opposed the increased funding based on their criticism of operations under the Trump administration. Some pointed to the deaths of anti-ICE protesters Alex Pretti and Renee