Senate passes $70 billion immigration enforcement package via reconciliation, bypassing Democratic filibuster on border wall and deportation funding

The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement package as part of the Republican reconciliation bill, clearing the chamber without the 60 votes needed to end a filibuster under normal order. The package included approximately $46.5 billion for border wall construction, $14 billion for deportation operations, and $9 billion for immigration court backlogs. The vote was 51-49, with no Democratic support and one Republican — Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — voting against on grounds that interior enforcement provisions exceeded reconciliation's budgetary scope.