Republican plan to fund Trump’s ballroom and immigration enforcement would cost taxpayers $72B

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsRepublican plan to fund Trump’s ballroom and immigration enforcement would cost taxpayers $72BSenate Republicans snuck a $1 billion allocation for the Secret Service to use for the White House ballroom in a funding package aimed at bolstering immigration enforcement Ariana Baio Wednesday 06 May 2026 22:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971805","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/republican-bill-immigration-ballroom-funding-b2971805.html","title":"Republican bill to fund immigration enforcement and Trump’s ballroom would cost $72B"}}CloseTrump makes fresh case for controversial $400 million ballroom after WHCD shootingSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWash...