Republicans Push Forward with ICE Funding Amid Congressional Standoff

52 articles · Updated · NPR · Apr 13

Republicans are moving to fund ICE and Border Patrol using the budget reconciliation process, bypassing Democrats amid a prolonged Department of Homeland Security shutdown.
A previous $75 billion windfall from the GOP-insisted One Big Beautiful Bill Act has allowed ICE to operate largely unaffected by the shutdown and congressional oversight.
Democrats demand reforms before approving new funding, but Republicans plan to continue using reconciliation, raising concerns about congressional power and agency accountability.

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