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US Senate abandons Trump immigration enforcement funding deadline, Republican senators say

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FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy looks on as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy looks on as U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testifies before a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on U.S. President Donald Trump's budget request for the Department of Health and Human Services on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 22, 2026. REUTERS/Annabelle Gordon/File Photo Annabelle Gordon Reuters

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Senate is abandoning President Donald Trump's June 1 deadline for passing immigration enforcement funding, Republican senators said on Thursday.

Senators Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy, both of Louisiana, told reporters the Senate was beginning its Memorial Day recess without passing the bill that was intended to contain $1 billion for Trump ballroom and related security and $72 billion for migrant deportations.

(Reporting by Richard Cowan, Katharine Jackson; Editing by Caitlin Webber)

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This story was originally published May 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM.

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