ICE Deputy Director Matthew Albence blasted efforts by congressional Democrats to restrict the number of beds the agency is allowed to use for detaining illegal aliens before deportation, in a briefing call with reporters Monday afternoon.
Albence’s warning comes as border wall negotiations on Capitol Hill crumbled over the weekend on the matter of ICE detention bed funding. President Donald Trump has signaled to White House negotiators and Capitol Hill Republicans in recent days he is willing to accept a $2 billion figure in border wall funding, two sources close to the process tell The Daily Caller. (RELATED: Raid Leads To More Than 100 ICE Arrests In New York)
