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House narrowly passes roughly $70 billion bill to fund ICE and Border Patrol through 2029
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The House on Tuesday approved a Republican-backed reconciliation bill directing roughly $70 billion to immigration enforcement, providing multi-year funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol through the end of fiscal year 2029.
The House of Representatives on April 30 passed a measure funding most Department of Homeland Security operations, ending a 76-day agency shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—that began in mid-February. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) remain unfunded amid ongoing partisan fights over immigration reforms.
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Natasha Lyonne says she was detained by ICE after being booted from a flight, but the Department of Homeland Security is calling cap. A spokesperson told TMZ Friday that neither ICE nor TSA had anything to do with it. Spill the tea: she blames a sleepy-time pill.
A man allegedly fired shots at US Border Patrol agents during an immigration raid in Chicago, according to the US government. Local police reported no injuries in the incident. The suspect fled in a black Jeep and remains at large amid rising tensions over federal immigration efforts.
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The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a rule change to collect extensive biometric data from all immigrants, regardless of age, and store it throughout their immigration lifecycle. Critics from civil rights groups warn of severe privacy risks and potential for lifelong tracking. The plan aims to combat trafficking and verify family ties but faces strong opposition.