Senate Rulekeeper Blocks 4 GOP Immigration Provisions Before June 1 Deadline
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Updated · POLITICO · May 15
Senate Rulekeeper Blocks 4 GOP Immigration Provisions Before June 1 Deadline
4 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 15
Four pieces of Senate Republicans’ immigration enforcement package were ruled out of bounds for budget reconciliation, forcing a rewrite or exposing each provision to a 60-vote floor challenge.
Elizabeth MacDonough found the provisions reached beyond the committees authorized in the budget framework, hitting funding for entry screenings, parts of a $19.1 billion CBP request, a $2.5 billion DHS boost and screenings for unaccompanied children.
Republicans said the setback should require only technical fixes and plan to work quickly to preserve President Donald Trump’s June 1 timetable, while Democrats called the ruling an early victory and vowed more fights ahead.
More decisions could land as soon as Friday, when MacDonough is expected to rule on Judiciary Committee provisions, including whether reconciliation can cover security infrastructure tied to Trump’s ballroom project.
How can a procedural budget ruling enforce long-standing legal protections for migrant children?
How will citing past actions as evidence change the rules for all future government funding?