Senate Strikes Two-Week DHS Funding Deal Amid ICE Reform Fight
Senate separates DHS from a $1.2 trillion package and extends DHS funding for two weeks while lawmakers negotiate ICE reforms.
Overview
Senators reached an agreement on Jan. 29th to remove the Department of Homeland Security from a six-bill, $1.2 trillion spending package and extend DHS funding at current levels for two weeks, a Senate Democratic source said.
The compromise follows the Jan. 24th killing of Alex Pretti and the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Nicole Good, incidents that Democrats say make negotiating new rules for Immigration and Customs Enforcement urgent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Jan. 28th.
President Donald Trump endorsed the agreement on Jan. 29 and urged lawmakers to vote yes in a Truth Social post, while House Speaker Mike Johnson said his office was "trying to figure all that out," officials confirmed.
A Senate roll call on Jan. 28 defeated the bundled six-bill measure 45-55 after Senators Ted Budd, Ron Johnson, Mike Lee, Rand Paul, Ashley Moody, Rick Scott and Tommy Tuberville joined Democrats in opposing it, records show.
The Senate plan still requires House approval when members return on Feb. 2, making a brief partial shutdown at 11:59 p.m. ET on Jan. 30 likely if the House does not act, sources familiar with the talks said.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as a policy-inflection funding standoff by foregrounding the Minneapolis shooting and positioning Democratic reform demands at the center. Editorial choices—opening emphasis on a “deadly” incident, selective sourcing of GOP dissenters, prominent placement of reform proposals, and curated juxtaposition of oversight calls—push momentum toward policy change.
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Democrats cited the Jan. 27 killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minnesota and the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Nicole Good as urgent reasons for new rules on Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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