GOP zeroes in on ‘sanctuary city’ demands in fight over ICE conduct
What's the endgame here?
Democrats’ brief victory on government funding could be short-lived as Republicans bring their own demands, including a crackdown on “sanctuary” cities and states, to a fight over Immigration and Customs Enforcement conduct.
A White House-brokered deal to reopen the government, poised to clear Congress early next week, gave Democrats what they wanted to negotiate over immigration enforcement, namely a two-week extension on funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Republicans have demonstrated openness to codifying some of their reforms, which come after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot in Minneapolis this month. For any deal to be signed into law, however, will require a give-and-take that Democrats might find difficult to swallow.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wants to penalize Democratic jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with the federal government on immigration, a demand being echoed in the House. And Republicans believe that some of the demands from Democrats go too far, signaling early resistance to a ban on the face masks agents wear to shield their identity.
The impasse raises the distinct possibility of a protracted fight over the DHS funding bill. Democrats see the threat of DHS shuttering in two weeks as leverage in negotiations, given that the department also oversees the Coast Guard and emergency response to natural disasters. Yet, DHS also represents a small share of the federal budget, and immigration enforcement will continue regardless of a deal.
“I could see DHS shut down for a long, long, long time,” said Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), a member of the Appropriations Committee.
For days, the Senate has been consumed by how to avert a prolonged government shutdown and on Friday sent six spending bills, including the DHS funding patch, to the House with President Donald Trump’s support.
But the early posturing has already begun over an ICE compromise that Republicans say won’t happen without concessions. Graham, in particular, has been on a war path over the negotiations, accusing Republicans of not fighting hard enough to reclaim the narrative on immigration after the death of Alex Pretti last weekend.
“I’m doing it now because we’re off the rails, both parties, quite frankly,” Graham said.
He’s asking for a vote on his bill to impose criminal penalties on state officials who “wilfully interfere” with immigration enforcement. Other Republicans are framing the reforms proposed by Democrats as a bad-faith effort to provide …
What's the endgame here?
Democrats’ brief victory on government funding could be short-lived as Republicans bring their own demands, including a crackdown on “sanctuary” cities and states, to a fight over Immigration and Customs Enforcement conduct.
A White House-brokered deal to reopen the government, poised to clear Congress early next week, gave Democrats what they wanted to negotiate over immigration enforcement, namely a two-week extension on funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Republicans have demonstrated openness to codifying some of their reforms, which come after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot in Minneapolis this month. For any deal to be signed into law, however, will require a give-and-take that Democrats might find difficult to swallow.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wants to penalize Democratic jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with the federal government on immigration, a demand being echoed in the House. And Republicans believe that some of the demands from Democrats go too far, signaling early resistance to a ban on the face masks agents wear to shield their identity.
The impasse raises the distinct possibility of a protracted fight over the DHS funding bill. Democrats see the threat of DHS shuttering in two weeks as leverage in negotiations, given that the department also oversees the Coast Guard and emergency response to natural disasters. Yet, DHS also represents a small share of the federal budget, and immigration enforcement will continue regardless of a deal.
“I could see DHS shut down for a long, long, long time,” said Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), a member of the Appropriations Committee.
For days, the Senate has been consumed by how to avert a prolonged government shutdown and on Friday sent six spending bills, including the DHS funding patch, to the House with President Donald Trump’s support.
But the early posturing has already begun over an ICE compromise that Republicans say won’t happen without concessions. Graham, in particular, has been on a war path over the negotiations, accusing Republicans of not fighting hard enough to reclaim the narrative on immigration after the death of Alex Pretti last weekend.
“I’m doing it now because we’re off the rails, both parties, quite frankly,” Graham said.
He’s asking for a vote on his bill to impose criminal penalties on state officials who “wilfully interfere” with immigration enforcement. Other Republicans are framing the reforms proposed by Democrats as a bad-faith effort to provide …
GOP zeroes in on ‘sanctuary city’ demands in fight over ICE conduct
What's the endgame here?
Democrats’ brief victory on government funding could be short-lived as Republicans bring their own demands, including a crackdown on “sanctuary” cities and states, to a fight over Immigration and Customs Enforcement conduct.
A White House-brokered deal to reopen the government, poised to clear Congress early next week, gave Democrats what they wanted to negotiate over immigration enforcement, namely a two-week extension on funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Republicans have demonstrated openness to codifying some of their reforms, which come after two U.S. citizens were fatally shot in Minneapolis this month. For any deal to be signed into law, however, will require a give-and-take that Democrats might find difficult to swallow.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) wants to penalize Democratic jurisdictions that refuse to cooperate with the federal government on immigration, a demand being echoed in the House. And Republicans believe that some of the demands from Democrats go too far, signaling early resistance to a ban on the face masks agents wear to shield their identity.
The impasse raises the distinct possibility of a protracted fight over the DHS funding bill. Democrats see the threat of DHS shuttering in two weeks as leverage in negotiations, given that the department also oversees the Coast Guard and emergency response to natural disasters. Yet, DHS also represents a small share of the federal budget, and immigration enforcement will continue regardless of a deal.
“I could see DHS shut down for a long, long, long time,” said Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA), a member of the Appropriations Committee.
For days, the Senate has been consumed by how to avert a prolonged government shutdown and on Friday sent six spending bills, including the DHS funding patch, to the House with President Donald Trump’s support.
But the early posturing has already begun over an ICE compromise that Republicans say won’t happen without concessions. Graham, in particular, has been on a war path over the negotiations, accusing Republicans of not fighting hard enough to reclaim the narrative on immigration after the death of Alex Pretti last weekend.
“I’m doing it now because we’re off the rails, both parties, quite frankly,” Graham said.
He’s asking for a vote on his bill to impose criminal penalties on state officials who “wilfully interfere” with immigration enforcement. Other Republicans are framing the reforms proposed by Democrats as a bad-faith effort to provide …
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