Two Republicans Take Stand Against ICE and CBP Funding
Summary
Two Republican senators, Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski, voted against a bill to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol during a Department of Homeland Security shutdown. They opposed the bill partly because it would remove funding for these agencies from the regular yearly budget process.Key Facts
- The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been in a shutdown for two months.
- The shutdown could end if a budget resolution funding ICE and Border Patrol passes.
- Senators Rand Paul (Kentucky) and Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) voted against this funding bill.
- Their concern is that the bill creates a separate funding stream for ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), outside the usual congressional budget process.
- President Donald Trump’s administration supports the $70 billion resolution to fund these agencies.
- Last year, ICE and CBP received $100 billion through a law called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
- Rand Paul said Congress should fund border security but also use taxpayer money carefully and fully pay for the $70 billion.
- House Republicans remain divided on whether to support this funding approach.
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