The Two Republicans Who Broke Ranks as GOP Clears Path for ICE Funding
By Tiago Ventura
Published on April 23, 2026.
The Senate has voted to adopt a budget resolution aimed at ending the two-month shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and could approve around $70 billion in additional funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. Republican Senators Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski voted against the measure, with Paul suggesting that cuts should be made elsewhere. He proposed eliminating $5 billion in refugee welfare, cutting foreign aid, reducing the National Science Foundation by nearly $4 billion, and reducing the Department for Education by 16%. Murkowski previously voted against a resolution allowing the Judiciary and Homeland Security committees to spend up to $175 billion on Trump's border security agenda. The legislation will now move to the House.
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