US lawmakers approve $70 bn for Trump immigration crackdown

The US Congress on Tuesday passed a $70 billion bill funding President Donald Trump's hardline immigration crackdown through the rest of his term, ending months of bitter partisan fighting over the future of deportations and border enforcement.

The measure, approved roughly along party lines in the House after clearing the Senate last week, now heads to Trump's desk and gives the Republican leader a major victory on one of his signature political issues ahead of November's midterm elections.