Will Senate now pass b4 Sunday immigration funding that was stalled because of the $1.8b slush fund?

The U.S. Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill in the early morning hours of June 5, 2026, on a 52-47 vote, ending weeks of deadlock caused by opposition to a $1.8 billion Justice Department settlement fund. Republican leaders used the budget reconciliation process — which allows passage with a simple majority — to advance the legislation and bypass the chamber's de facto 60-vote threshold for most bills. The measure funds Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol through the end of the current presidential term. The central controversy involved a fund created to resolve a lawsuit President Trump had filed against his own government over the 2019 leak of his tax records; critics from both parties called it a potential slush fund for Trump allies. Multiple attempts to attach limits or eliminate the fund were defeated on procedural votes. Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska was the only Republican to vote against final passage, with all Democrats opposed. The Predict Six community had strongly expected the bill to fail, with 76 percent voting no — making the actual outcome a significant community miss.