US Senate passes budget resolution to fund Trump’s deportation plan

<p>Bill approving $175bn for border security and extra $150bn for Pentagon faces tough challenge in House</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/feb/21/trump-administration-federal-government-politics-updates">US politics live – latest updates</a></li></ul><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate">US Senate</a> has passed a budget resolution that paves the way for funding <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a>’s mass deportation plan after his “border czar” said there were insufficient funds for the operation.</p><p>A 10-hour marathon session – dubbed a “vote-a-rama” – <a href="https://apnews.com/article/senate-budget-trump-tax-cuts-deportations-48f6565ccb0fd6002734dbb5c3c3ffb7?user_email=c87b91852013b3237ae7cbc122f432f1538d7ec1795d620264ed9c234e8cf439&amp;utm_medium=Morning_Wire&amp;utm_source=Sailthru_AP&amp;utm_campaign=Morning%20Wire_21%20Feb_2025&amp;utm_term=Morning%20Wire%20Subscribers">concluded</a> in the early hours of Friday morning with a 52-48 vote almost entirely on party lines in favor of a spending structure that would see $175bn reserved for border security, including Trump’s prized border wall with <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/mexico">Mexico</a>, and a $150bn boost to the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-military">Pentagon</a> budget.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/21/trump-senate-budget-deportation-taxes">Continue reading...</a>