GOP weighs ICE vote to torture Democrats

Published July 15, 2018 4:00am ET



House Republicans are split over whether it’s politically or practically smart to force Democrats to vote on their unpopular proposal to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the coming weeks.

Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., said Thursday he would bring a bill to the floor written by Democrats that would end ICE in a year and farm out some of its functions to other parts of the government. But the vote may not happen after all thanks to a division in the GOP ranks.

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