Article snippet: Lawmakers are set to introduce legislation Wednesday detailing a border security deal that they hope will prevent a partial government shutdown later this week. Whether MORE (D-Calif.) is expected to have the House vote on the bill as soon as Wednesday. Still, lawmakers and their staffs are frantically finalizing details on divisive issues such as Trump’s proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention beds. Here’s what we know so far about the deal. Physical barriers The deal includes $1.375 billion to build 55 miles of barriers along the border in the Rio Grande Valley. That amount is well below the $5.7 billion Trump has been demanding in recent weeks, but the goal posts around the issue have evolved substantially over time. When Trump made his initial funding request last year, he asked for $1.6 billion. He later increased that request to $5 billion, and in doing so railed against Senate appropriators for sticking to the original amount in their Homeland Security bill. That legislation, which did not get a vote in the Senate but advanced with overwhelming bipartisan support in committee, specified the funds would cover 65 miles of pedestrian fencing in the Rio Grande Valley. Republicans are characterizing this week’s agreement as a “down payment” on Trump’s proposed wall. Sen. MORE (S.D.), the No. 2 GOP senator, said the deal represented “the best that could be achieved; it is a down payment on wall funding.” Senior c... Link to the full article to read more