REPORT: Senate Republicans Cave, Agree To Democrat Demands On Defunding ICE Removals

Senate Republicans are developing a plan to provide funding for most operations of the Department of Homeland Security while excluding certain programs within Immigration and Customs Enforcement, specifically those focused on enforcement and removal. The approach — which concedes to a number of Democrat demands — aims to resolve a partial government shutdown affecting DHS that has continued for more than five weeks. The proposal emerged following a White House meeting and subsequent Republican conference discussions, according to a report from Fox News. It would maintain funding for ICE investigations targeting cartels, human traffickers, and child predators but leave the agency’s illegal alien enforcement and removal operations unfunded. This framework mirrors proposals Democrats have pre