Border Standoff: ICE Considers Mass Release Over Budget Shortfall

The Biden administration is facing a funding standoff with House Republicans over border security, with the White House unable to enact new policies without additional funds and Republicans unwilling to unlock funding without sweeping changes to U.S. immigration policy. The Department of Homeland Security has drafted possible actions, but lacks the manpower to carry them out. President Biden has been in near-daily meetings about border security, stressing that the system is “broken” and pushing officials to come up with solutions that don’t require Congress. There is division within the administration on the best course of action, and there are concerns about budget shortfalls at ICE and Customs and Border Protection if additional funding is not secured.