Senate Budget Committee advances reconciliation bill to fund ICE
The Senate Budget Committee has advanced a reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement, specifically targeting ICE and Customs and Border Protection. This move follows a party-line vote and has drawn criticism from Democrats regarding the handling of immigration issues. The bill is expected to progress quickly through the House, with Republican leaders eager to expedite the process.
- ▪The reconciliation bill aims to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
- ▪Democrats have expressed concerns over the bill and the conduct of the Department of Homeland Security.
- ▪Sen. Tim Kaine emphasized the need for a bipartisan approach to immigration funding.
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The Senate Budget Committee advanced the reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement after a vote along party lines. The bill aims to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, which were excluded from budget negotiations under a deal to end the most recent government shutdown. Democrats voiced their usual protests over the bill, criticizing the conduct of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE. Recommended Stories Judge bans federal arrests at New York immigration courts Minnesota charges ICE officer in nonfatal shooting during immigration crackdown Democrats care more about immigration than US security: Chip Roy Sen.
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