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Sen. Mike Lee has acknowledged the process might be lengthy, but says it would ensure the most success for his SAVE Act proposal.
Under the plan approved by the Senate, DHS would be funded temporarily to Feb. 13, setting up a deadline for Congress to find consensus restricting ICE operations.
The Senate will still have to pass the measures when it returns to Washington next week.
The House is voting Thursday on the remaining bills to fund the government as the deadline to avoid another shutdown nears.
Democratic leaders in both the House and Senate say they’re firmly united when it comes to the party’s push for new rules of restraint on federal immigration officers. But the politics governing each chamber are not the same,
House leaders are aiming to expedite consideration of the Senate's deal to fund the government as a shutdown looms after midnight.
The deal could be approved by the Senate as early as Thursday night, but would still need House approval before midnight Friday to avert another government shutdown.