Though Department of Homeland Security almost certain to shutter at midnight Friday, ICE to be largely unaffected
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Democrats in the US Senate have blocked a funding package for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid ongoing fury over the Trump administration’s crackdown and the deaths of two people in Minneapolis.
Thursday’s vote means that the department is almost certain to shut down at midnight on Friday evening, affecting a range of services yet largely leaving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) – the target of Democrats’ ire – unaffected because it is already the recipient of lavish federal funding.
While senators voted virtually along party lines, 52-47, in favor of a bill passed by the House of Representatives last month to continue funding the DHS, it fell short of the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster.
