The Democrats have voted against a DHS funding bill that effectively creates a government shutdown. They claim to be doing it to shut down ICE operations, even though it is clear ICE will NOT be affected by this shutdown. What WILL be shut down are services that are needed by people, including disaster relief from FEMA.
Democrats Want To Stop Deportations By Shutting Down DHS – thefederalist.com
Just like the last time Democrats threw the government into a shutdown, they have no leverage but are now withholding votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security while making ridiculous demands that the Trump administration is entertaining.
If Congress doesn’t push more money to DHS by Saturday, funding to TSA and FEMA will be cut off this weekend. Democrat leaders say they won’t agree to any deal that doesn’t reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is to say, make it effectively impossible to deport illegal aliens.
But everyone in Washington knows Democrats are in no position to force concessions, given that even without more money for DHS, ICE remains funded with billions in cash by way of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” law passed last year. In short, the hand Democrats are playing is: Neuter immigration law enforcement or they’re going to clog up air travel and federal emergency response assistance.
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