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AOC to Vote Against $ 4.5 Billion for Border Humanitarian Crisis

AOC to Vote Against $ 4.5 Billion for Border Humanitarian Crisis
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The House of Representatives is set to vote on a $4.5 billion aid bill for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border Tuesday, despite dissent within the Democratic caucus and opposition from the White House.

The bill would increase protection and health services for migrant children and impose stricter rules for temporary influx shelters, but would not fund a border wall or more beds at Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers.

Hispanic and progressive representatives pushed House leadership to add more protections for migrants during a meeting with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Monday night, but some remain opposed to any bill which funds Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and ICE. Pelosi argued in a statement Sunday that the bill "does not fund the Administration's failed mass detention policy, but, instead funds effective, humane alternatives to detention with a proven track record of success."

However, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ilhan Omar, Ayanna Pressley, and Rashida Tlaib issued a joint statement Sunday saying that they would not support this bill, which they say "gives even more money to ICE and CBP and continues to support a fundamentally cruel and broken immigration system."
Source: CBS News
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