Senate Democrats Send Counteroffer on DHS Funding: Schumer

Senate Democrats have submitted a counterproposal to Republicans in an effort to resolve the ongoing funding dispute over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said. The proposal, announced on the Senate floor on March 25, includes requests focused on reforming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), a key sticking point in negotiations. Currently, most of DHS remains unfunded, though ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection continue operating under funding secured last year through the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed by President Donald Trump last summer. Democrats had previously rejected a Republican proposal that would fund the rest of DHS while deferring decisions on ICE’s enforcement and removal operations....