The Senate took the first steps in a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security early Thursday, voting to adopt a budget plan that would fund ICE and Border Patrol over Democratic objections and sending it to the House.

U.S. Senate Republicans edged on Thursday toward their goal of advancing a $70 ⁠billion ⁠plan to fund the Immigration and Customs Enforcement and ⁠Border Patrol agencies for the next three years, while ignoring demands from Democrats for guardrails on immigration enforcement agents and their operations.

Senate Republicans push forward a funding plan for ICE and other immigration agencies, avoiding a filibuster. Chad Pergram reports from Capitol Hill, noting that Democrats offered no support.

Senate Republicans voted early Thursday morning to approve a budget measure to unlock the path to fund ICE and Border Patrol without any Democratic votes.

Senate Republicans advanced a budget resolution to begin the process of funding immigration agencies under DHS without help from Democrats.

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Senate Republicans green-lit their party-line plan early Thursday morning to send tens of billions of dollars to immigration enforcement agencies in the coming years. Senators voted 50-48 to adopt a budget blueprint for legislation that could fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement,

Senate Republicans were up all night voting, eventually adopting a budget reconciliation package Thursday morning for funding Homeland Security.