The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for the Trump administration to resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of Texas, a blow to bipartisan opponents who had argued the project is a waste of money that threatens the unique landscape.
The border wall is a signature project of President Donald Trump, who has long vowed to build a wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico.
Republicans in Congress last summer funded the project with $46 billion, and Customs and Border Protection has been rapidly erecting 12 miles of border barriers a week across the entire border.
The government has pushed forward by issuing sweeping waivers to bypass regulations. Those rules are aimed at protecting the environment, but have historically slowed down major construction projects.
Dems may not be able to cancel ICE funding in the next two years.
The Republicans funded ICE appropriations separately from the rest of the annual budget for 4 or 5 years in one go. So ICE is no longer tied to the annual fiscal year cycle. Democrats will need to get past the veto to break that.
All they need is a funded ICE to prevent ICE from losing funding ever.