A bipartisan funding package for the Department of Homeland Security would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to wear uniforms and body cameras, while stopping short of banning face coverings that have drawn growing criticism from Democrats and civil liberties groups.
The legislation, negotiated by Patty Murray, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Susan Collins, would fund DHS through the end of September and trim ICE's enforcement and removal budget by $115 million, while keeping the agency's overall funding flat.
