Senate Republicans Advance $70 Billion ICE, Border Patrol Funding Plan

Democrats want ICE reforms. Now they're boxed out of the process

After months of pushing for reforms to immigration enforcement, congressional Democrats are now boxed out of the process as Republicans move to fund those agencies on their own. Senate Republicans took the first steps this week by passing a budget resolution after an all-night voting series. But the effort has also exposed fractures in the GOP over what should be prioritized in a party-line bill during a campaign year. The process, known as budg…

Senator Luján Addresses Push To Fund ICE & CBP

U.S. SENATE News: WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, issued the following statement after Senate Republicans passed a partisan budget resolution that pours up to $140 billion into ICE and Border Patrol without any accountability while doing nothing to lower costs for American families: “At a time when high prices squeeze New Mexicans at every turn, my Republican colleagues should focus o…

Wisconsin US Sen. Tammy Baldwin says Republican tactic to fund DHS leaves agents without guardrails

Early Thursday morning, the U.S. Senate adopted a Republican budget measure that would deliver as much as $70 billion for immigration enforcement. The vote is a step toward the GOP using a process known as “reconciliation” to circumvent Democrats and pass the measure with a simple majority.

Senate passes budget plan for ICE and Border Patrol

WASHINGTON — The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it…

Sen. Hoeven and Cramer vote 'yes' on plan to fund DHS through reconciliation

North Dakota senators John Hoeven and Kevin Cramer were two 'yes' votes on a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security in a late-night vote.

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen says more ICE funding comes at public expense

Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen spoke out on the Senate floor Wednesday against a Republican-backed bill to expand funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, noting that the money is being wasted. “I strongly oppose this reconciliation bill which is simply an effort to stuff an illegal agency like ICE at the expense of the American people,” Van Hollen said. Van Hollen added that ICE is unruly and that Republicans want to put more money…