Senate takes first step to fund ICE, Border Patrol in bid to cut Dems out of the funding process

Senate Republicans launched their party-line gamble Tuesday to fund immigration operations for the remainder of President Donald Trump's time in office.The GOP took its first step in the budget reconciliation process, which is meant to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the next three-and-a-half years. The party-line vote sets up a forthcoming marathon vote on amendments in the upper chamber before the budget blueprint is shipped to the House.It’s a maneuver meant to cut Democrats out of the process, as they refused to fund immigration operations absent string...

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