Shutdown looms as ICE shootings spawn partisan fight over DHS funding in US Congress
Senate Democrats demand ICE reforms to curb immigration enforcement abuses, risking a government shutdown without bipartisan agreement on DHS funding, with 60 votes needed for passage.
- On Sunday, Senate Democrats held a conference call and said they will block Department of Homeland Security funding unless it imposes conditions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations before the Friday deadline.
- Anger over fatal encounters with federal agents has driven Senate Democrats to block the $64.4 billion DHS bill, citing the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good and demanding reforms to ICE and CBP.
- The package lacks the 60 votes needed, and Senate Republicans plan to vote as one, despite White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt saying `The White House supports the bipartisan work that was done to advance the bipartisan appropriations package, and we want to see that passed.`
- A partial government shutdown is possible at 12:01 a.m. Saturday if DHS funding remains unresolved, but Senate Republicans could pass non-DHS appropriations measures separately while Senate Democrats are ready to quickly advance the five other bills.
- With the U.S. House of Representatives in recess this week, revising the package is logistically difficult before the deadline, while a snowstorm postponed the U.S. Senate’s return to Tuesday and Judge Robert Conrad warned courts can sustain operations only through February 4 without funding.
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