Senate Republicans overcame deep internal divisions to pass a massive $70 billion immigration enforcement package early Friday, delivering a major political win to President Donald Trump after weeks of struggling to pass the bill.

The Senate has passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threat

President Donald Trump’s long-delayed immigration enforcement funding bill passed the US Senate early Friday, overcoming pushback from Republican dissidents concerned the administration would resurrect a controversial fund to pay political allies who claim to have been unfairly targeted by the federal government.

"The Republican agenda is now written in black and white: tax dodges for Trump, a ballroom for Trump," said Chuck Schumer.

Senate Republicans are working overnight as they try to pass legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies

The United States Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s $70 billion immigration enforcement bill after weeks of delays and backlash related to the $1.8 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

The Senate passed legislation to fund President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies early Friday, after weeks of delays and fierce backlash to an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund that threatened to derail the bill.

The US Senate has voted to advance a stalled immigration spending bill after Republicans removed $1bn (£745m) in funding for President Donald Trump's new White House ballroom. The $1bn was intended for US Secret Service security upgrades as part of the construction,