Senate Passes $70B Immigration Bill, Blocks SAVE Act

Published JUN 5

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

The Spin

This funding is a massive victory for border security, delivering the tens of billions needed for ICE and Border Patrol to finish Trump's agenda. Democrats fought tooth and nail to block it, proving they'd rather obstruct enforcement than secure the border. As for the SAVE Act's defeat, killed by a handful of fake Republicans, it shows the unipartydeep state 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 lawless,continuing brutalthese agencies' authoritarian drift. Zero accountability measures were attached to the bill, meaning they'll face no oversight while communities bear the consequences. Democrats saw right through the Republican charade of sneaking voter suppression into a bill dressed up as enforcement.

Alex Padilla on X ACLU

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.