Senate begins “vote-a-rama” as GOP moves forward with funding ICE without Democrats

Washington — The Senate began what’s expected to be a marathon vote series on Wednesday, as Republicans move ahead with a plan to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland Security without help from Democrats. Voting was ongoing as of early Thursday morning. 

Senate Republicans released a budget resolution and took an initial vote earlier this week as they kickstarted an effort to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection through budget reconciliation. The process allows the GOP to move ahead despite opposition from Democrats, who have demanded reforms to DHS’ immigration enforcement. 

With the plan,