Bill to fund Homeland Security fails again despite airport lines
AP News • • nation
Key Points:
- A Senate bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security failed to advance due to Democratic opposition over immigration enforcement concerns, particularly following recent shootings in Minneapolis.
- Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer plans to propose a separate funding measure for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to address airport screening delays, though it is also expected to face challenges.
- Behind-the-scenes negotiations are ongoing, with White House border czar Tom Homan meeting bipartisan senators to resolve the standoff, but Democrats demand changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policies before agreeing to full funding.
- Democrats seek reforms such as requiring warrants for ICE home entries, agents wearing identifying information, and banning masks, while the Trump administration claims to have agreed to some changes,
