‘So many loopholes’: Democratic House leader Jeffries flags concerns over Russia sanctions bill – US politics live
by Chris Hippensteel (now) and Tom Ambrose (earlier) from US news | The Guardian on (#78ETK)
Jeffries said the legislation had so many loopholes that sanctions harming Russia might not be applied
The US congresswoman Ilhan Omar is set to introduce a bill that would make federal immigration agencies pay the price" for terrorising vulnerable communities, blocking nearly $140bn in funding and redirecting it to local recovery efforts, the Guardian has learned.
The Make ICE Pay Act, due to be introduced on Thursday, targets funding previously designated for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) under Donald Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill".
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