Jon Husted Put Party Lines Over Ohioans in DHS Vote

Despite widespread concern from Ohio voters over the escalating conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Sen. Jon Husted voted today to funnel an additional $70 billion to the Department of Homeland Security to fund ICE and Customs and Border Patrol, with no meaningful reforms to the agencies included.

“Jon Husted just wrote a blank check for DHS despite none of the concerns of Congress or of the American people being addressed,” said Senate Majority PAC Press Secretary Christyna Thompson. “While people in Ohio struggle to afford a basic quality of life and are fearing for their safety, Sen. Husted is too busy answering to one person and one person only: Trump.”

A Senate Majority PAC survey conducted this year found that 59% of voters hold an unfavorable view of ICE — including 46% who are strongly unfavorable. A majority of likely voters, 54%, say they hold President Trump and Republicans directly responsible for the DHS shutdown, as the GOP is unwilling to accept even the most basic public safety and accountability reforms for ICE.