Republicans to leave Washington without ICE funding vote

NPR | By Eric McDaniel

Published May 21, 2026 at 10:18 AM HST

Congressional Republicans hoped to pass a bill to fund ICE for three years by the end of this week, but that plan faltered over disagreements with President Trump.

Eric McDaniel

Eric McDaniel edits the NPR Politics Podcast. He joined the program ahead of its 2019 relaunch as a daily podcast.

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