The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was supposed to get more than $15 billion from Congress to fund a broader border security strategy. But now, as the bill aimed at procuring those funds has been scrapped in the Senate, a "doomsday clock" has been installed for federal agencies and cities struggling to deal with the influx of immigrants.
In a 49-50 vote that took place last week in the Senate, Republicans dealt the final blow to a bipartisan security bill that would, among other things, allocate around $1.4 billion to cities such as Chicago, New York, Denver, Los Angeles and Boston, who have struggled since last year to support and take care of migrants.
