US EditionShutdown looms as ICE shootings spawn partisan fight over DHS funding in US Congress
Senate Democrats demand reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding, threatening a shutdown as the DHS bill includes $10 billion for ICE, amid tensions after two fatal shootings by federal agents.
- 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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Democrats Outline DHS Funding Demands. Republicans' Gameplan is TBD.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer outlined a list of reforms he wants added to the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)Senate Democrats' demands for supporting a government funding package ahead of Friday’s shutdown deadline are focused on reforming federal immigration-enforcement agencies. But Republicans aren’t making any promises to play along — yet.“Democrats stand ready today to pass the five biparti…
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Partial federal shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand major changes to ICE
A partial government shutdown is looming at week’s end. And now Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has laid out a list of demands for the Department of Homeland Security as the Senate heads toward a crucial Thursday vote on whether to move forward with the spending legislation that funds DHS and
Congress Slides Towards Shutdown
“The Senate is on a collision course for the second shutdown since October as the two parties clash over the future of ICE,” Punchbowl News reports. “Senate Democrats unveiled a list of demands for the DHS funding bill, sending GOP leaders and the White House scrambling ahead of Thursday’s procedural vote on a massive funding package that includes money for ICE.” “Senate Majority Leader John Thune hoped that Democrats would be satisfied with exe…
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