Senate takes first step to fund ICE, Border Patrol in bid to cut Dems out of the funding process
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The senate has taken initial steps towards funding ICE and Border Patrol through budget reconciliation. This move appears to be an effort to bypass democratic involvement in the funding process. The outcome and next steps in the process are not yet clear, but the senate has passed a budget plan or resolution related to the funding of these agencies.
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