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Sen. Mark Kelly cites repeated fatal shootings and constitutional violations by DHS and ICE, promoting a bill to limit force and require body cameras, as reasons to oppose the budget.
- On January 28, 2026, Senator Mark Kelly, D-Arizona said he will not vote for the Department of Homeland Security budget this week, arguing the agency needs an overhaul from top to bottom.
- Citing recent fatalities, Kelly noted these enforcement episodes are not isolated, pointing to fatal shootings of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis and Renee Good in Minnesota.
- Kelly cited video and reporting showing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids at a Phoenix sports bar with masked and tactical officers and the woman shown being sprayed in a video, calling it a `rogue agency` .
- Kelly used his remarks to promote the Stop Excessive Force in Immigration Act and called for Kristi Noem, Homeland Security Secretary, and Stephen Miller, deputy White House chief, to be removed while The Center Square sought comment.
- Looking to Congress, Kelly framed the vote as a test of accountability and urged U.S. senators to demand better, while the Trump administration and Vice President JD Vance defend tougher enforcement as safer.
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Kelly to vote against funding Homeland Security - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly has announced he will vote "no" for the Department of Homeland Security budget this week following the fatal shootings in Minneapolis. In a speech Wednesday on the Senate floor, the Arizona Democrat said DHS needs an overhaul from the top down and the bottom up. "Over the weekend, Americans watched what happened to Alex Pretti in Minneapolis," Kelly told senators. "A U.S. citizen and ICU nurse at the V.…
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