“The tragedy and chaos the country is witnessing in Minneapolis is shocking,” she said in January after Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by federal agents.
Murkowski insisted the killing should “raise serious questions within the Administration about the adequacy of immigration-enforcement training and the instructions officers are given on carrying out their mission.”
The Alaska Senator also joined Democrats in voting to rescind ICE funding earlier this year.
Meanwhile, following the vote in the early hours of Thursday morning, the legislation will now move to the House.
If the budget framework is adopted, it would allow congressional committees to begin drafting separate legislation outlining how the $70 billion would be spent, which Trump would then need to sign into law.
The funding is expected to run for three years, coinciding with the end of Trump’s presidency in January 2029.
