All but one Senate appropriator votes to approve a $4.59 billion emergency funding measure designed to address humanitarian situation at U.S. southern border, a rare bipartisan move by a congressional panel on a topic that typically sparks partisan rancor.
All but one Senate appropriator on Wednesday voted to approve a $4.59 billion emergency funding measure designed to address the humanitarian situation at the U.S. southern border, a rare bipartisan move by a congressional panel on a topic that typically sparks partisan rancor.
The deal struck by senators gives $1.2 billion to Customs and Border Protection to relieve the overcrowding at detention facilities and for improving migrant care. To that end, the bill contains a number of restrictions -- approved with GOP support -- designed to withhold money from a number of President Trump's immigration priorities, including the border wall.
"Children should not be imprisoned in the United States of America," Merkley said, explaining his 'no' vote to his colleagues."This for-profit prison system for housing children is a deep scar that has to end." One sticking point: House Democrats are not part of this deal, though Leahy said he and Shelby are scheduled to meet with their House counterparts Wednesday afternoon.All of this comes as President Trump has revived a campaign promise to deport “millions of illegal aliens” from the U.S., something he said Tuesday would start"next week."
"If we don't change our asylum laws, this never stops," said Graham, who was preparing to deal with legislation to address asylum laws this week in the Judiciary Committee, but he unexpectedly put that on hold Wednesday.And in an apparent swipe at Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who earlier in the week called migrant detention facilities in the U.S."concentration camps," Graham said,"These are not concentration camps, though. People are trying to get caught.
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