"Party leaders told a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that they would vote against the homeland security funding bill, citing insufficient provisions to rein in Immigration Customs and Enforcement, more widely known by its acronym. Signals for a no vote came from Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic minority leader in the House of Representatives, along with Pete Aguilar, the chairman of the party's caucus, and Katherine Clark, the chief whip."
"The anticipated Democratic thumbs-down comes despite provisions in the bill that keeps the agency's $10bn annual budget flat, reduces ICE enforcement and removal operations, and imposes a 5,500 reduction to its number of detention beds. The legislation also secured $20m for the procurement, deployment, and operations of body worn cameras to be worn by ICE agents, thanks to Democrats' efforts."
House Democratic leaders signaled they will vote against a homeland security funding bill that funds Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), citing inadequate reforms to rein in the agency. Hakeem Jeffries, Pete Aguilar, and Katherine Clark indicated their positions in a closed-door meeting and expect the majority of the 213-member House caucus to oppose the bill, though enough Democrats may vote for it to allow passage. The party does not plan to whip members to enforce the leadership view. The bill keeps ICE's $10bn budget flat, reduces enforcement and removal operations, and cuts 5,500 detention beds. It also provides $20m for ICE body-worn cameras. Anger intensified over ICE operations in Minnesota after the fatal shooting of Renee Good.
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