Senate Democrats, after saying they would support such a measure, balked at supporting an appropriations bill, H.R. 7147, for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that had Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) excised.
The amendment, offered by Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), would remove $5.4 billion from ICE that was included in the bill and reads in part: “Amounts made available to ‘U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement—Operations and Support’ in title II of this Act shall be reduced by $5,453,706,000.”
Senate Democrats have previously expressed support for just such a measure after Republicans rejected proposals for judicial warrants for deportations, no masks for ICE officers, a use of force standard and a ban on alleged racial profiling.
