GOP Caves on DHS: ICE & CBP to Get Paid If Reconciliation Works

The Senate early Friday passed a partial Department of Homeland Security funding bill, as Republicans caved to Democrats’ refusal to fund ICE and border patrol. The measure now heads to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, has expressed opposition to breaking up DHS funding and could struggle to secure GOP support. He has already announced that it won’t pass. The Senate left for its Easter holiday after caving. They think they can fund ICE and CBP through reconciliation, but that process has not been terribly effective. GOP leaders could not get the support of all 100 senators to pass the measure by unanimous consent, but no senator showed up to demand a roll call vote. As the parties remained in a stalemate all day, President Trump announced an executive order to