Acting attorney general Todd Blanche said Tuesday the Justice Department would abandon plans for a $1.8 billion fund to compensate people who claim they were unfairly investigated. His declaration was an attempt to end an unusual standoff between the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers who have refused to fund immigration enforcement agencies over concerns about the payout fund.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche says the Trump administration is scrapping plans to create a $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of the Republican president after widespread

Democrats confronted acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on Tuesday about a nearly $1.8 billion fund meant to compensate allies of President Donald Trump even as the Trump administration has signaled that it was pausing plans to move forward with the contentious program.

Republican senators had condemned the $1.8 billion fund and threatened to sink an immigration-enforcement bill if it weren’t abandoned.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said the Trump administration will drop plans for a $1.8 billion fund to pay victims of alleged government “weaponization” following a backlash from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers.

The Trump administration is abandoning ‌the president's nearly $1.8 billion "weaponization" fund, U.S. Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told lawmakers on Tuesday, after a rare backlash from Republican senators.

The Trump administration says it will stop work on the Justice Department's nearly $1.8 billion "anti-weaponization fund" amid backlash from both Republicans and Democrats. CBS News' Kathryn Watson has more.

It's not clear whether the assurance will be enough to allow Republicans to pass their stalled immigration enforcement bill.