Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee blocked efforts from Democrats to add immigration enforcement guardrails to a marquee border bill, as the Department of Homeland Security faces new scrutiny after immigration officers shot and killed two people this month.
Fifteen Republicans and Rep. Kevin Kiley of California, an independent who continues to caucus with Republicans, voted to advance the Permanent Trump Secure Border Act, a sweeping immigration bill championed by some of the most conservative members of the House Republican conference.
Republicans hailed the bill — a similar version of which advanced in the House in 2023 but failed…
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