Overview
- Negotiators released a roughly $1.2 trillion package covering Defense, Labor‑HHS‑Education, Transportation‑HUD and Homeland Security, with DHS funded at about $64.4 billion.
- ICE’s topline remains near $10 billion while enforcement and removal operations are cut by about $115 million, detention capacity drops by roughly 5,500 beds and about $3.8 billion is set for custody and deportation.
- The DHS title adds guardrails such as $20 million for body‑worn cameras, de‑escalation training, new reporting requirements, limits on fund transfers, and instruction on the public’s right to record federal agents.
- Top Democratic appropriators Patty Murray and Rosa DeLauro back the compromise with caveats, as progressive Democrats warn they may oppose the DHS portion over insufficient reforms.
- House leaders plan votes this week, likely with a standalone DHS vote, and the Senate will have only days to act before Jan. 30, with Democrats arguing a shutdown or stopgap would not restrain ICE given last year’s large reserve funding.