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However, the proposal excludes the possibility of building wall based on any of the eight prototypes commissioned by Trump and built in the San Diego area.Whether lawmakers describe the current barriers on the border as “wall“ or “fencing” often falls along party lines — and that trend continued Tuesday.A Republican summary of the deal said it allocates the money “for the border wall.” But Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) said in a written statement that the proposal would pay for “fencing in Texas“ that equaled the funding boost provided last year.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell took a third path and said the funds would pay for “new border barriers“ when touting the agreement on the Senate floor Tuesday. That’s a 12 percent increase over the levels funded in last year’s spending bill — even as Democrats have disputed that number.Feinstein said Tuesday that the deal would keep detention bed funding flat at 40,520 beds — a figure at odds with reports from congressional staffers with knowledge of the talks. Matthew Albence, a top ICE official, told reporters Monday that if Congress limited detention levels, the agency would “immediately be forced to release criminal aliens.”The 45,274 beds in the bipartisan deal would be sufficient for the Trump administration, according to a DHS official, because ICE could potentially shift funding from other areas later in the year."As long as there's not a cap, we're good," the official told POLITICO.The Democratic congressional staffer also lauded humanitarian provisions in the deal.
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