Senate GOP scraps votes on ICE funding after tensions flare over $1.776B weaponization fund
Senate Republicans have canceled their remaining votes for the week amid rising tensions over a $1.776 billion funding proposal from the Justice Department. The GOP aimed to meet President Trump's deadline for funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but faced significant opposition during a closed-door meeting. The Senate will not reconvene until June as disagreements persist over the funding measures.
- ▪Senate Republicans scrapped their remaining votes for the week due to tensions over the Justice Department's funding proposal.
- ▪The GOP had hoped to meet President Trump's deadline for funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- ▪A closed-door meeting revealed significant opposition among senators regarding the funding measures.
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Politics Senate GOP scraps votes on ICE funding after tensions flare over $1.776B weaponization fund By Ryan King Published May 21, 2026, 3:19 p.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans scrapped their remaining votes for the week and won’t reconvene until June after tensions exploded over the Justice Department’s $1.776 billion “weaponization” fund. The GOP had hoped to fulfill President Trump’s June 1 deadline of passing a party-line funding measure for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), as well as US Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
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