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Senate passes $70b immigration enforcement bill, without limits on Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. Follow live updates.

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Senate passes $70b immigration enforcement bill, without limits on Trump ‘anti-weaponization’ fund. Follow live updates.

The U.S. Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund, while the Treasury warned banks to monitor payroll schemes linked to unauthorized workers. Meanwhile, President Trump visited Wisconsin amid midterm concerns, and U.S. forces boarded an Iranian-linked oil tanker in the Indian Ocean.

The U.S. Senate approved a $70 billion immigration enforcement bill early Friday, bypassing restrictions on a $1.8 billion settlement fund tied to President Trump’s administration. The legislation, delayed by weeks of opposition, now advances to Trump’s desk despite backlash over the fund’s potential misuse. The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) also issued an advisory urging banks to detect payroll fraud and money laundering linked to undocumented workers, following Trump’s May executive order requiring closer scrutiny of customer citizenship status. Trump’s visit to Wisconsin’s Chippewa Falls district marked his first stop in the swing state during his second term, where he met with farmers amid Democratic claims Republicans face midterm vulnerabilities. Senator Tammy Baldwin criticized the trip as a last-ditch effort to sway voters, noting rural economic struggles persist despite administration rhetoric. The visit coincided with Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.’s recent tour of a dairy farm in the same district, held by Republican Rep. Derrick Van Orden, a Trump ally. Separately, U.S. forces boarded the Iranian-linked oil tanker *MT Davina* in the Indian Ocean, targeting sanctions evasion efforts. The operation reflects ongoing U.S. efforts to curb Iran’s oil exports, despite global market disruptions from the Iran war. Meanwhile, the American job market defied economic pressures, adding 172,000 jobs in May—double expectations—with unemployment holding steady at 4.3%. In Albania, protests escalated against a Jared Kushner-linked coastal development project, with police using water cannons to disperse demonstrators in Tirana. The government defends the Adriatic project as vital for tourism and EU membership aspirations, but critics accuse it of environmental harm and political corruption. The clashes highlight tensions between economic growth and public opposition in the former communist nation.

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