A MULTIBILLION-DOLLAR legislation to fund the Trump administration’s controversial immigration enforcement agency has won the Senate’s support, after weeks of delays and fierce internal disputes.

The $70 billion legislation to bankroll the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and Border Patrol was passed just before 5am after senators voted 52-47.

It now heads to the house, where it is expected to be taken up next week.

The Bill was repeatedly threatened by controversy over an unrelated $1.776 billion settlement fund, created to compensate those who claim political persecution, which prompted multiple failed amendment attempts from both parties.

Republican Senator Bill Cassidy proposed redirecting the money to police officers injured during the January 6 Capitol attack, but was defeated.

The funding ends a months-long Democratic blockade following the fatal shootings protesters Renee Good and Alex Pretti by Ice federal agents in January.

Ice and Border Patrol have operated without regular funding since mid-February.