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Homeland Security Secretary to Hold Press Conference on Proposed Multi-Year ICE and CBP Funding
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin will speak at 2:30 p.m. ET from Kansas City International Airport alongside members of Congress and CBP officers. The event addresses the need for a three-year funding plan for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.
May 9, 2:00 PM·1m read1 source
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M. ET at Kansas City International Airport to address the need for a three-year plan to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection. Mullin will speak alongside members of Congress and CBP officers.
The appearance comes as funding for the two agencies has remained a point of contention in Congress. Democratic lawmakers refused to pass a bill that had funding for ICE and CBP. They cited concerns about harmful enforcement standards as the reason for blocking the legislation, Washington Examiner reported.
The press conference will bring together federal officials, lawmakers and frontline CBP officers at the Missouri airport. Their joint appearance is intended to underscore the operational requirements for sustained border enforcement and immigration processing over the coming three years.
No additional details on the specific funding amounts or the precise elements of the three-year plan were released ahead of the event.
The timing places the discussion squarely in the early months of the current administration's efforts to reshape immigration enforcement priorities.
