US EditionAfter Alex Pretti’s killing, Patty Murray and Senate Democrats vow to block DHS funding bill she negotiated
Senate Democrats demand reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement after Alex Pretti’s death, risking a partial government shutdown over $10 billion DHS funding.
- Senate Democrats are nearly united to block a $10 billion DHS funding bill without ICE reforms, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Democrats will not allot the current bill, risking a shutdown by Friday.
- Saturday's killing of Alex Pretti in south Minneapolis by federal immigration officers sparked backlash after DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and FBI Director Kash Patel suggested he lacked lawful firearm rights, angering gun-rights groups.
- One final group of funding bills still needs Senate passage, and to clear the 60-vote procedural hurdle Republicans need seven Democrats to join their 53-47 Senate majority.
- House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is pushing for DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign or face impeachment, as Virginia's senators and two Republicans plan to block DHS funding and Warner seeks reforms.
- Republicans previously boosted Immigration and Customs Enforcement with a $75 billion summer surge, while advocates and appropriators like Sen. Tim Kaine urge overhauling ICE and CBP amid talks on separating DHS funding.
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How Congress Can—and Must—Prevent a Government Shutdown and De-Escalate Minneapolis
Congress is barreling toward yet another government shutdown this week, as a coalition of Senate Democrats has signaled they will block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding and with it, significant budget authority for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal enforcement agencies, unless meaningful reforms and oversight measures are enacted. The threat of a shutdown over DHS funding is directly tied to outrage over th…
White House steps up funding talks with Senate Democrats
The White House is engaged in a last-ditch effort to avert a government shutdown, negotiating with Senate Democrats a deal that could split off money for the Department of Homeland Security from a larger spending bill. No agreement has been reached between Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and the White House, according to a source familiar with the negotiations, but the development signals President Donald Trump’s interest in averting…
Klobuchar, Smith Speak on Senate Floor Ahead of DHS Funding Vote
WASHINGTON, D.C. (KVRR) – Discussion continues in Washington over the future of Operation Metro Surge in the state of Minnesota. The U.S. Senate convened today, and both senators from Minnesota took the floor to urge the Trump administration to withdraw agents from the Twin Cities. Both Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith decried the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and said that continued ICE presence was making it impossible for normal Minnesotan…
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