Senate narrowly rejects amendment to bar Trump ally-compensation fund during immigration bill debate

What was the amendment trying to do?

It sought to add language to the Senate's immigration funding legislation to prevent Trump from establishing a Justice Department fund that could be used to compensate people the administration says were wrongly targeted by prior prosecutions, including political allies NYT,Guardian,Fox News.

Why was this vote tied to an immigration bill?

The amendment was offered during the Senate's vote-a-rama on a Republican-backed bill providing about $70 billion for immigration enforcement, so Democrats used that debate to force votes on other Trump priorities they opposed POLITICO,Guardian,Guardian.

What happens next after the amendment failed?

The failure meant the bill moved forward without a statutory ban on the fund, and the Senate then passed the broader immigration package, which now goes to the House for possible action Guardian,USA Today,CNBC.