US EditionRepublicans block Democratic bill to fund DHS agencies other than ICE, CBP
Senate Republicans refuse full DHS funding without reforms to ICE and CBP, causing essential workers to operate unpaid during the second shutdown in six months.
- On Wednesday, Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt to advance funding legislation that would partially reopen the Department of Homeland Security while excluding Immigrations and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
- The ongoing impasse stems from a month-long shutdown over immigration enforcement reforms, the second in less than six months, leaving hundreds of thousands of federal employees without pay.
- Senate Appropriations Committee Vice Chair Patty Murray said, "we want reforms to rein in ICE and Border Patrol," while Senate Majority Leader John Thune claimed the White House offer "have gone a lot farther" than expected.
- DHS employees deemed "essential"—including Transportation Security Administration agents and most members of FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the Secret Service—continue working without pay, causing hours-long delays at airports.
- Accountability concerns persist following the January death of 37-year-old Alex Pretti, fatally shot by an ICE agent, as President Donald Trump recently ousted DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Republicans & Democrats Trade Blame For Ongoing DHS Shutdown, More TSA Agents Calling Out Sick
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Durbin Slams Senate Republicans For Blocking Bill To Fund TSA, FEMA, And More While DHS Funding Negotiations Continue
WASHINGTON – In a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, slammed Senate Republicans for blocking a bill that would fund every agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)—except U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol (CBP), and the Office of the Secretary—whi…
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Republicans block Dems' bill stripping ICE funding from DHS appropriations
(The Center Square) – Nearly a month into the Department of Homeland Security shutdown, Congress is no closer to a deal to reopen the department, with Republicans and Democrats still at a stalemate over immigration enforcement reforms.
'You can cry about it': Tempers flare in Senate as DHS shutdown debate erupts, stalemate digs deeper
The DHS political standoff intensified Wednesday as Senate Republicans and Democrats sparred over ICE reforms and Homeland Security funding in a heated floor debate.
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