Centrist House duo offers compromise plan to end DHS shutdown with ICE restrictions

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A bipartisan duo in the House is offering a compromise plan to end the monthlong shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security that would fund the agency while tightening oversight of Immigration and Customs Enforcement — a rare middle-ground effort amid an escalating partisan standoff over immigration.

Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY) are introducing a bill to fund DHS but also include some restrictions on ICE, largely pushed by Democrats, such as body cameras, training, visible officer identification, and others.

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