US EditionThis Week: Senate Returns, Staring at Possible Partial Government Shutdown
Democrats demand judicial warrants for arrests, agent accountability, and training reforms as ICE’s workforce doubled and detention capacity nears 100,000, amid funding standoff.
- On Saturday, Senate Democrats said they will block the package if it contains Homeland Security funding, stating `Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included`, said Schumer.
- Over the weekend, the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis prompted calls for reform, with Attorney General Keith Ellison saying the BCA was denied a scene review.
- Democratic senators say the Minneapolis shooting shifted votes, demanding judicial warrants, tougher training, visible IDs, and accountability before funding ICE.
- The Big, Beautiful Bill's supplemental pot and detention funds enable ICE to sustain enforcement despite a funding lapse, with $75 billion allocated to operations and $45 billion for detention, supporting up to 100,000 in custody daily and over 73,000 detained mid-January.
- Tying DHS funding to enforcement reforms raises the political cost for Republicans and the administration, as Pretti's death fueled calls to impeach Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and demands for investigations.
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By Alison Main, Aileen Graef and Lauren Fox, CNN The possibility of a partial closure of the government by the end of the week is growing, as the funding destination for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other key government agencies is at stake. Following another deadly shooting by a federal agent in Minneapolis, Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer announced that Democrats will not provide the 60 votes needed to move forward with a…
How a Partial Government Shutdown Over ICE Would Impact ICE
Following another deadly shooting in Minneapolis by federal officers over the weekend, Senate Democrats are signaling that they are willing to shut down much of the federal government rather than vote to continue funding immigration enforcement absent meaningful reforms. But even if Congress fails to pass the measure before the Friday deadline, a shutdown is unlikely to significantly deter the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement in th…
Enraged Dems threaten government shutdown amid Minneapolis chaos
Yet another government shutdown could be likely as representatives for the Democratic and Republican parties struggle with chaos in Minneapolis, according to a report.Attorney General Keith Ellison, speaking after the shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents Saturday, claimed the Bureau of Criminal App...
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