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White House says ICE will reduce deportations, detention capacity if Republicans don't pass border bill
Fox News via Yahoo ^ | February 7th, 2024 | Chris Pandolfo

Posted on 02/07/2024 2:42:35 PM PST by Mariner

The White House on Thursday announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will soon be "forced" to reduce operations at the southern border due to lack of funds.

Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters that because Republicans have not passed the bipartisan border security agreement with funding for Israel and Ukraine, the administration is left with no choice but to pull back from the border.

"Because congressional Republicans are choosing partisan politics over our national security and refusing to pass the bipartisan national security agreement that includes significant border reforms and funding, over the coming weeks, ICE will be forced to reduce operations because of budget shortfalls," Jean-Pierre said during a gaggle on Air Force One.

"We have asked Congress for additional funding and resources, and every time Congress has provided less than we asked for, or most recently, completely ignored our supplemental request," she said.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: blackmail; corruption; despotism; extortion; illegalimmigration; immigration; punitiveactions; weaponized
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To: coalminersson
I would venture that it's far more than that, when you include illegals that have been here, for years.

Welfare, legal help, criminal prosecution and incarceration, losses to victims and insurance, education, with tutors, translators, unpaid hospital bills....the list goes on.

81 posted on 02/07/2024 5:07:42 PM PST by Eagles6 (Welcome to the Matrix . Orwell's "1984" was a warning, not an instruction manual.)
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To: frnewsjunkie

One is tempted to say that Joe’s handlers developed this idea, but that forgets that Joe is a vindictive bully and always has been.


82 posted on 02/07/2024 5:10:10 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Army Air Corps

They both are.


83 posted on 02/07/2024 5:11:35 PM PST by frnewsjunkie
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To: frnewsjunkie

Indeed. It was something that they had in common.


84 posted on 02/07/2024 5:13:25 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Mariner

Well, now that the White House has admitted that the border is out of control and they need more money to secure our border (even though we all know they can shut it down at any time), wouldn’t this be a good time to introduce a stand-alone border bill that funds the border and demands a temporary complete shutdown? Repeatedly if necessary.

I know there is a house bill sitting in the Senate, but a clear stand-alone bill would be even better. Even the complicit presstitutes will have trouble defending anyone who continues to oppose clean quick funding for the border.

Chuck Schumer is now openly saying that funding Ukraine is more important than defending our border. That’s a bad look.

The pubbies need to get on this bandwagon. I believe the border is a true bi-partisan issue with the people, and that it is becoming clear to more and more of the non-moon-bat democrats (and maybe even some of the other ones) that the dems have no intention of doing anything on the border.

I just left a message on the speaker’s voicemail encouraging a stand-alone border bill immediately in response to the White House’s threat to open the border even more due to funding needs.

I believe phone messages are most effective. Speaker’s office: 202-225-4000

Just my $0.02
Love,
O2


85 posted on 02/07/2024 5:14:08 PM PST by omegatoo (You know you'll get your money's worth...become a monthly donor!)
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To: Mariner

F em they can barely do worse than they’re already doing.
Get Trump in and deport.


86 posted on 02/07/2024 5:20:31 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: Mariner
How about simply closing the border and shipping everybody back instead of paying $$billions of "free" $$$$ for processing, transportation, airline tickets, credit cards, iPhones, hotel rooms, meals, medical bills, schools, court costs, police protection, social workers, etc.?

That would be the cheapest way to fix the lack of funds.

87 posted on 02/07/2024 5:24:13 PM PST by Gritty (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the Revolution. - Saul Alinsky)
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To: Mariner

Huh? Why would ICE/BP need to cut back? Didn’t they get normal funding in the annual budget....?


88 posted on 02/07/2024 5:28:37 PM PST by Svartalfiar
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To: GOPJ; poconopundit; Jane Long; Diana in Wisconsin; Grampa Dave; Godzilla; Vaduz; null and void; ...

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89 posted on 02/07/2024 5:30:54 PM PST by Liz (Matthew 11.28-30: Come to me, all you who are weary and heavy laden, and I will give you strength.)
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To: VTenigma

I’m surprised they could do any less.


90 posted on 02/07/2024 5:36:06 PM PST by brooklin
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To: Mariner

The treason and sedition charges will have even more teeth against this administration and all those in it.


91 posted on 02/07/2024 5:36:43 PM PST by Boomer (The Long Winter is coming...)
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To: VTenigma

Calling it blackmail assumes that Biden is actually devoting resources to securing the border.


92 posted on 02/07/2024 5:50:49 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (FBI out of Florida!)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

“Maybe Ukraine can send us some money for OUR border.”

Sadly, all the kickbacks from Ukraine go to politicians to keep the border open. This has no good ending.


93 posted on 02/07/2024 5:55:18 PM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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To: FRiends

What b@lls! CREATE the problem in the first place, then SCREAM that you’re not getting enough funding to solve the problem that...YOU CREATED IN THE FIRST PLACE!

We’re so screwed. Totally. In EVERY sense of the word. Plan accordingly for you and yours, FRiends. We. Are. On. Our. Own. 100%!

*SPIT* I LOATHE THEM ALL!


94 posted on 02/07/2024 5:58:26 PM PST by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set. )
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To: Liz

Biden showing he can control the border and doesn’t need the new bill to do whatever he wants.


95 posted on 02/07/2024 5:59:29 PM PST by TornadoAlley3 ( I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee)
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To: Mariner

But the Republicans are the ones preventing a resolution of the border crisis.


96 posted on 02/07/2024 6:03:34 PM PST by Ancesthntr (“The right to buy weapons is the right to be free.” ― A.E. Van Vogt, The Weapons Shops of Isher)
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To: Mariner

“I will cut America’s throat if you won’t let me continue to rape her”


97 posted on 02/07/2024 6:04:02 PM PST by LibFreeUSA
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To: Liz

White House “says”

Never saw a taking “house”.

Slo Joe is not longer capable of carrying on a conversation


98 posted on 02/07/2024 6:06:26 PM PST by Texas Fossil (Texas is not about where you were born, but a Free State of Heart, Mind and Attitude.)
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To: WashingtonSource

Exactly!! But then intelligence is not an asset in the Democrat world.


99 posted on 02/07/2024 6:30:53 PM PST by pollywog (" O thou who changest not....ABIDE with me")
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To: Mariner
White House says ICE will reduce deportations, detention capacity if Republicans don't pass border bill

You cannot reduce something below zero.

100 posted on 02/07/2024 7:26:06 PM PST by Lazamataz (Laz 2005: "First, we beat the Soviet Union. Then we became them.")
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