Senators release a $118 billion package that pairs border policies with aid for Ukraine and Israel

The US Senate finally released the highly anticipated $118 billion bill to tighten border security to crack down on illegal immigration and to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel after months of negotiations. But the bill faces an uncertain future amid resistance by Donald Trump and extremist Republicans. However,

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said an initial voting would be held on the bill on Wednesday. If passed, the bill would be one of the most significant changes in US immigration and border security.

Independent Senator Kyrsten Sinema said that the bill would secure the southern US border and get the Department of Homeland Security to 'shut down' the frontier to migrants if there is an average of over 5,000 crossing attempts every day or over seven days.