US EditionFunding Effort for ICE, Border Patrol Could Begin in Senate Next Week, Majority Leader Says
Republicans want to use a simple-majority vote to advance new immigration enforcement funding and block amendments that could derail the bill.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pushing for quick action on legislation to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol by the end of this month, aiming to support enforcement activities through January 2029.
- Persistent disagreements between Republicans and Democrats over new operating procedures for the two agencies have stalled annual funding, with the Department of Homeland Security shutdown beginning on Feb. 14.
- Republicans plan to pass the funding bill with a simple majority, circumventing the 60-senator threshold typically required, while Thune seeks well over $100 billion in supplementary multi-year funding.
- On Tuesday, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana told Reuters he intends to attach the "SAVE America Act" to the bill, a proposal Democrats oppose that risks complicating Thune's narrow legislation.
- Senate deliberations could begin next week, pending the House's adoption of the budget resolution framework before Republicans can pass the final funding bill for the two agencies.
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GOP leaders struggle to keep $75B immigration plan narrow
Senate Republicans plan to forge ahead next week with the first formal steps to pass a party-line immigration enforcement bill totaling $65 billion to $75 billion. But as GOP leaders scramble to meet President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline to clear a bill funding ICE and Border Patrol for more…
Senate Republicans Prepare to Jam the House Again
Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters he planned to advance a narrow bill focused on funding immigration enforcement operations using a process to get around a Democratic filibuster. J. Scott Applewhite/APThe rivalry between Senate and House Republicans could be on the verge of taking another turn as the upper chamber is preparing to jam their colleagues once again, this time with the single-party package funding key parts of the Depa…
Funding effort for ICE, Border Patrol could begin in Senate next week, majority leader says
Partisan legislation to fund Donald Trump's immigration enforcement activities through the end of his presidency in January 2029 could begin moving through the U.S. Senate by the end of this month, according to Republican senators and aides.
Senate GOP to Begin Process for Funding ICE, Border Patrol Next Week
Senate Republicans are planning a vote as soon as next week on a budget blueprint that would pave the way for a party-line vote to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced on April 14. Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security has been shut down for 59 days. While ICE and CBP are funded due to last year’s tax-and-spend megabill, agencies such…
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