WASHINGTON—When President Donald Trump signed the funding package that ended a partial government shutdown on Feb. 3, another clock started ticking.
Republicans and Democrats have a Feb. 13 deadline to strike a new deal on appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), now covered by a very brief continuing resolution.
The department’s components include Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Customs and Border Patrol, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Coast Guard funding is also affected by the DHS bill.
Although the House originally passed appropriations for the DHS on Jan. 22, Democratic senators balked at the measure amid intensified ICE activities across the country and after the death of Alex Pretti, who was shot on Jan. 24 in an altercation with immigration law enforcement officers….
Lawmakers Grapple With Tight Timeline for DHS Funding Deal
