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Republicans 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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Senate Democrat petitions to ‘pass those funding bills’ for DHS, but to deny ICE any further funding
Tim Kaine (D-Va.) is pushing for a clever strategy to end the ongoing partial government shutdown. He is advocating for Congress to fund most Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies while specifically excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). “Let’s just pass those funding bills,” Kaine stated, as he explained his proposal in a recent television appearance. He emphasized that Democrats a…
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