"The budget resolution adopted along a near party line vote in the early morning hours sets the stage for Congress to craft legislation allocating as much as $140b to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), two agencies at the forefront of Trump's mass deportation agenda that have been without funding since mid-February."
"We have a multi-step process ahead of us, but at the end Republicans will have helped ensure that America's borders are secure and prevented Democrats from defunding these important agencies, the Republican Senate majority leader, John Thune, said."
"Mike Johnson, the Republican speaker of the House, has said that if progress is made on the reconciliation bill, he will hold a vote on a separate measure, which the Senate approved last month with bipartisan support, to allocate funding for the rest of DHS's operations exclusive of ICE and CBP."
Senate Republicans passed a budget resolution to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, crucial for Trump's immigration agenda. The resolution, approved by a 50-48 vote, allows Congress to allocate up to $140 billion to these agencies, which have been unfunded since February. The plan aims to secure America's borders and prevent defunding by Democrats. The resolution must be adopted by the House before committees can draft legislation to unlock the funding. Speaker Mike Johnson emphasized the importance of not isolating key agencies within the Department of Homeland Security.
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