Advocacy Groups Denounce $70 Billion for ICE and CBP, Urge Senate to Reject CORCA
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Updated · The People’s Vanguard of Davis · Jun 10
Advocacy Groups Denounce $70 Billion for ICE and CBP, Urge Senate to Reject CORCA
3 articles · Updated · The People’s Vanguard of Davis · Jun 10
Summary
$70 billion in new funding for ICE and Customs and Border Protection drew sharp condemnation from Vera Institute of Justice and MomsRising after Congress approved the measure.
Vera urged Senate Democrats to block any further expansion of DHS powers, warning the Combating Organized Retail Crime Act could create a DHS coordination center and widen data-sharing, surveillance and ICE authority.
MomsRising, which says it represents more than 1 million mothers and families, called the package “disgraceful” and said lawmakers should steer federal money toward health care, child care and affordability instead of immigration enforcement.
The fight now shifts to the Senate, where CORCA has not yet received a final vote and lobbying is expected to intensify amid broader disputes over immigration policy, civil liberties and federal spending priorities.