WASHINGTON—Republicans are one step closer to backing immigration and border law enforcement agencies that were left out of last month’s Department of Homeland Security funding bill.
Late on May 4, the Senate’s Judiciary and Homeland Security Committees released legislative text for a $72 billion plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement as well as Customs and Border Protection, among other items.
Several months ahead of midterms that could be bruising for the party in power, the proposal would keep those two agencies afloat through 2029.
With the backing of President Donald Trump, congressional Republicans intend to use a process known as budget reconciliation, a path they opened last month by passing a budget resolution in the House and Senate….