We have a whirlwind week ahead of us in DC as Congress moves towards a budget deadline on the 19th. Below is a quick rundown on where key negotiations stand after a turbulent first week back.
Appropriations and budget deadline: Congress must pass an appropriations bill, and have it signed by President Trump, by 1/19...
DACA and Immigration:Meanwhile, last week House Republicans introduced a partisan conservative immigration reform package called the “Securing America’s Future Act”. The bill tackles dozens of areas of immigration policy, including: an overall 25% reduction in immigration levels, authorizes a border wall, authorizes the DOJ to withhold law enforcement grants from sanctuary cities...
Running on a parallel track, on Saturday (1/13) the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that until further notice DACA “will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded”. This is in accordance with the terms of a federal court order granted last week that requires DACA to remain in place until a court challenge proceeds...