President Donald Trump’s officials, including his “border czar” Tom Homan and budget director Russell Vought, are asking Senate Republicans for more funding for immigration enforcement. They are requesting an additional $175 billion to support ICE agents, detention beds, and deportation resources, an increase from the initial discussions of $80-100 billion. Homan stated that more money equals more success in their immigration operations and keeping America safe.
Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham is pushing for a budget resolution to approve the funding without Democratic votes, which puts the Senate on a collision course with the House. The House is working on a different kind of budget resolution that includes tax overhaul, while Senate Republicans want to deal with it separately. There is a push to pass Trump’s entire agenda in one bill, but the Senate wants to break it up.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and the House Freedom Caucus are still finalizing details of the budget resolution as they try to unify their conference. Rep. Chip Roy is uncertain about reaching a deal by Thursday when the markup is scheduled. The House Freedom Caucus is proposing a two-track process to address immigration funding first, as they are facing challenges like running out of detention beds.
Despite the intraparty clash, Trump has indicated a preference for one bill but also stated he would be fine with breaking it up into two. The mixed messages from officials and varying strategies among Republicans reflect the complexity of the situation on how to proceed with funding for immigration enforcement and tax priorities.
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