That's what the Dems wanted but they didn't get it.
It sounds like what they got is the status quo where Congress explicitly provides enough money for 40k beds and ICE finds enough "emergency" funds from other parts of their budget to detain more people - currently about 49k.
The Dems wanted the 40k cap to be firm, but lost.
The challenge will be pulling enough money from other parts of the budget to fund more beds.
They can also try to lower the cost per bed to make the appropriated money go further.
“It sounds like what they got is the status quo where Congress explicitly provides enough money for 40k beds and ICE finds enough “emergency” funds from other parts of their budget to detain more people - currently about 49k.”
I think you are correct.
We can never build any more ICE beds .
We got no wall funds .
Shelby is one of the biggest cheap labor express sell out in the senate .
He wants the ICE beds limited too fur the Koch Bros crowd .
He took out Judge Moore for the cheap
labor express.