Republicans Step Up Efforts to Reach DHS Funding Deal and End Shutdown
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Senate Republicans proposed a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security except for parts of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) involved in deportation efforts, aiming to break the current funding impasse amid airport delays.
- Democrats criticized the Republican offer for lacking the immigration enforcement limits they demand, including reforms that the White House had previously indicated support for.
- Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer promised to send a counteroffer containing significant reforms to address Democratic concerns.
- Senate Majority Leader John Thune emphasized that the Republican proposal would fund 94% of DHS but warned Democrats that attaching their demanded restrictions on ICE agents would be unlikely without funding the agency's enforcement operations.
