House Republicans have rejected an amendment to their budget bill planning that would have blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement from detaining or deporting U.S. citizens for any reason. 

The amendment to the legislation President Donald Trump has referred to as “one big beautiful bill” was introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash. and sought to block immigration officials from using federal money to deport U.S. citizens, but was killed in the House Judiciary Committee by Republicans, reports Newsweek.

The legislation was proposed after Trump last month teased the idea of shipping U.S. citizens who are convicted of violent crimes to El Salvador. 

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