U.S. Senate passes budget plan for ICE, Border Patrol in bid to reopen DHS
The entire department has been shut down since mid-February as Democrats have demanded policy changes in the wake of fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents.
DHS Shutdown and Funding Battle
- 2 Republicans vote with Democrats against Senate DHS funding measure CBS News —
- U.S. Senate advances $70-billion funding plan for ICE, Border Patrol The Globe and Mail —
- US Senate votes to push $70 billion ICE, Border Patrol funding 📹 Reuters —
- Senate adopts budget resolution to fund DHS immigration agencies CBS News —
- Senate passes resolution to begin budget reconciliation to fund DHS UPI —