Democrats’ Push to Curb ICE Powers Hits GOP Wall

“Democrats’ drive to reach a deal to put new restrictions on immigration-enforcement agents is running into a Republican brick wall, with lawmakers in both parties saying an agreement looks increasingly unlikely by a Feb. 13 deadline,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Congress has just over a week to reach a deal or funding will lapse for the Department of Homeland Security, which is in charge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement but also Transportation Security Administration and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.”