The Democratic congressman from North Carolina Don Davis joined the Republican majority in the House of Representatives to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a decision that has drawn criticism for the increased resources allocated to enforcement. immigration laws federal and for placing the state at the center of a national debate on immigration and civil rights.
The vote, which ended 220 in favor and 207 against, allowed the bill to advance despite opposition from the majority of the Democratic Party. In total, 213 Republicans voted in favor and one against, while seven Democrats—including Davis—supported the measure, and 206 Democrats voted against it.
In addition to Don Davis (North Carolina), the Democrats who supported the project were Henry Cuellar (Texas), Jared Golden (Maine), Laura Gillen (New York), Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez (Washington), Tom Suozzi (New York) and Vicente González (Texas).
Increases budget for ICE
The measure will fund DHS and its major agencies—including ICE, CBP, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and the TSA—through the end of the fiscal year, September 30. The bill includes a $400 million increase to the budget. ICE detentionraising it from $3,400 billion to $3,800 billion, which, according to analysts, will allow for continued expansion of immigration detention infrastructure in local, state and federal jails, as well as in military bases and other spaces.
Democrats who opposed the bill demanded a separate vote to open a public debate on the Trump administration's hardline immigration tactics, particularly amid growing outrage over reported violent raids in states like Minnesota and elsewhere in the country.
In the Senate next week
Civil rights organizations, including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), denounced that the financing for ICE It is excessive, and they pointed out that the approval comes in the context of a historic low in the agency's public approval rating, aggravated by recent cases of abuse and violence, such as the death of Renee Good, a 37-year-old US citizen, which occurred this month in Minneapolis during an immigration operation.
The bill will now go to the Senate. from the United States, where it is expected to be debated and voted on next week.
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