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US House Republicans vote against blocking ICE from deporting US citizens (www.jurist.org)

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Republicans on the US House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee universally voted against an amendment on Wednesday that would have prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from using federal funds to detain or deport US citizens.

Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal from Washington proposed the amendment to a budget bill, which was approved in the House of Representatives on April 10. She stated that since President Donald Trump began his second term, “a troubling pattern has emerged with US citizens being detained by immigration authorities,” citing numerous examples over the past few months. Jayapal described this trend as “unconstitutional, dangerous, and fundamentally wrong.”

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[–] DemBoSain@midwest.social 6 points 4 weeks ago

The amendment text hasn't been published yet, but here is a different one:

SA 2221: Senator Tom Cotton [R-AR] -- an amendment forbidding any bill providing funding for the International Criminal Court if the UN passes a resolution to investigate if Israel (or any employee) participated in the October 7 attacks.

(ed. note - lol wut?)