House adopts blueprint to fund ICE on day 74 of DHS shutdown after dramatic 5-hour struggle

Source: New York Post

WASHINGTON — House Republicans barely passed a budget blueprint to unlock more than $70 billion in future funding for immigration enforcement late Wednesday in a vote that was held open for more than five hours due to intra-party disputes. Representatives voted 215-211 to adopt the measure, which kicks off the process for funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) a record-breaking 74 days into the Department of Homeland Security shutdown. Rep.