JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Congress passes ICE, Border Patrol funding bill
The vote passed 214-212 after Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., switched his vote from no to yes.
The vote passed 214-212 after Rep. Tim Walberg, R-Mich., switched his vote from no to yes.
Package funds all border enforcement operations, including border patrol and ICE agents, for the remainder of Trump's presidency.
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Congressional Republicans left for recess without passing Trump's top immigration enforcement package. And, forecasters are predicting fewer storms than average for the 2026 hurricane season.
Earlier this month, the Senate Judiciary Committee — as well as the upper chamber's Homeland Security Committee — included funding for the new complex in a budget reconciliation bill for federal immigration enforcement.
Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to push it through.
The Senate narrowly passed a $70 billion budget plan to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, advancing efforts to end the Department of Homeland Security's partial shutdown.
The Senate narrowly passed a $70 billion budget plan to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol, advancing efforts to end the Department of Homeland Security’s partial shutdown . PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The Senate passed a $70 billion budget plan for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol in a 50-48 vote, aiming to end a partial government shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The bill, advanced through reconciliation to bypass the filibuster, now heads to the House for further consideration. DETAIL: The budget plan includes funding for ICE and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald J. Trump’s term. The vote took place at 3:30 AM on Thursday,…Open
After a historic partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, Congressional Republicans are looking to a budgetary tool called reconciliation which could enable them to fund immigration enforcement agencies without any Democratic support.
Trump previously set a deadline of June 1 for Congress to send him the reconciliation bill.