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Robert Cruickshank
@robertcruickshank.com

Horrifically awful. Democrats should stand firm on opposing DHS funding until this stops.

The Barbed Wire@thebarbedwire.com

UPDATE: Congressman @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social has confirmed that Juan Nicolás and his mother were deported despite the 2-month-old’s recent hospitalization for bronchitis. “They were abandoned across the border in Mexico.” thebarbedwire.com/2026/02/17/2...

thebarbedwire.com2-Month-Old Baby Juan Nicolás & His Mother Were ‘Abandoned Across the Border’ Hours After He Was Hospitalized With Bronchitis, Castro Says“His life is in danger,” Congressman Castro said Tuesday about the baby.

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Lee
@leeephillips.bsky.social

DHS doesn't resemble the function it was created for during W Bush, what is more is this shutdown does not effect funding for ICE which was funded in the big bill (bills taxpayers for money) through end of 2028. ATC though will be effected, take money from ICE to pay for air travel.