Trump Aides, GOP Senators Look for Way Out on $1.8B Fund
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May 30, 2026
President Trump's plan for a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people claiming political persecution is facing such fierce blowback that aides are weighing whether to scrap it to secure GOP support for immigration enforcement money. More than a dozen Republican senators, including Trump ally Lindsey Graham, have privately urged...
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