Senate Approves Unprecedented Spending for Mass Deportation, Ignoring What’s Broken in our Immigration System

Washington DC, July 1, 2025 — On July 1, the U.S. Senate passed a budget reconciliation bill that includes an unprecedented allocation of funds for immigration detention and enforcement while simultaneously stripping healthcare from millions of Americans. The bill, passed today with Vice President JD Vance contributing the tie-breaking vote, earmarks some $170 billion for … Continue reading Senate Approves Unprecedented Spending for Mass Deportation, Ignoring What’s Broken in our Immigration System