Senate Passes $70B Immigration Bill, Blocks SAVE Act

Senate Passes $70B Immigration Funding Bill, 52-47Blocks SAVE Act

Published JUN 5

Senate Passes $70B Immigration Bill, Blocks SAVE Act

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Above: Senator John Thune at the Senate in Washington, D.C., on June 4, 2026. Image credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

The Spin

TheThis Senate'sfunding $70 billion immigration enforcement bill is a massive victory for border security, delivering $40the billiontens toof billions needed for ICE and $26Border billionPatrol to Borderfinish PatrolTrump's through 2029agenda. Democrats fought tooth and nail to block it, proving they'd rather obstruct enforcement than secure the border. TheAs for the SAVE Act's defeat, — killed 48-50 by a handful of fake Republicans, —it shows the uniparty is still standing in the way of common-sense voter integrity laws backed by over 80% of Americans.

Mario Nawfal on X Townhall

Handing $70 billion to ICE and Border Patrol through a partisan reconciliation maneuver — bypassing normal congressional procedures entirely — is a blank check for agencieslawless, alreadybrutal accused of brutality and lawlessnessagencies. Zero accountability measures were attached to thisthe funding bill, meaning thesethey'll agencies face no oversight while communities bear the consequences. SneakingDemocrats thesaw SAVEright Actthrough into the mixRepublican makescharade clearof thissneaking wasvoter neversuppression justinto abouta borderbill security — it was voter suppression dressed up as enforcement.

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Metaculus Prediction

There's a 65% chance that Congress will pass new limits on early voting, absentee voting, or voter registration in 2027-2028, according to the Metaculus prediction community.