Summary
Efforts to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) fell apart as Democrats insisted on changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that Republicans, including President Trump, weren't ready to make. Both political parties find it hard to agree on funding ICE without further reforms, causing a delay in reaching a decision.
Key Facts
- The DHS has been closed for over five weeks.
- Democrats want reforms to ICE before agreeing to any funding.
- Republicans tried to propose funding the rest of DHS without fully funding ICE's enforcement operations.
- President Trump showed limited support for the new funding proposal.
- Senate Republicans are skeptical about Democrats sticking to the proposed agreement.
- The proposal does not have the necessary backing from conservative Republicans.
- Senate Democrats raised concerns that partial funding could lead ICE to expand its activities without reforms.
- House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries indicated potential Democratic support in the House for a proposal to fund all of DHS except ICE.
