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Here’s what you need to know about the border security compromise that could avert another government shutdown https://read.bi/2SCqAU0 Associated Press
The bipartisan, bicameral conference committee released their border security compromise late Wednesday night. The plan includes funding for a number of key areas regarding United States national security and protection along the southern and northern borders. The bill is 1,159 pages. Here are some of the key elements of the plan. A decrease in detention beds.Associated PressPresident Donald Trump requested 52,000 detention beds for undocumented immigrants. But the compromise plan is designed to bring the number of detention beds from 49,000 down to 40,520 by the end of fiscal year 2019. A huge increase in Customs and Border Protection funding.AP Photo/Andrew HarnikNearly $15 billion will be dedicated to Customs and Border Protection, up $942 million from 2018. In the CBP funding, ports of entry will received a $564 million boost for equipment, $100 million for border security technology, and $414.7 million to help with medical care and living conditions for migrants apprehended at the border. ICE's budget will also dramatically increase.AP Photo/J. Scott ApplewhiteThe agreement will give $7.6 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), an increase from $511 million from last year's budget. The funding will add to ICE's efforts to combat human trafficking and opiod smuggling. ICE will now have to submit weekly reports to Congress accounting for the average daily detained population. See the rest of the story at Business Insider See Also:
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