Schumer and Jeffries condition DHS funding on 10 demands for ICE reform
This is performative politics again.
Congressional Democratic leaders issued a list of 10 demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement reform on Wednesday, as they block a key government funding bill from advancing due to concerns about ICE tactics.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wrote a letter to Republican leadership in both chambers, outlining a series of requests for ICE already well-circulated on Capitol Hill, including requiring federal officers to wear IDs and body cameras, prohibiting them from wearing masks, and making a judicial warrant a prerequisite to entering private property.
“It is critical that we come together to impose common sense reforms and accountability measures that the American people are demanding,” the two men wrote in the letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “These are common-sense solutions that protect constitutional rights and ensure responsible law enforcement.”
The demands come ahead of a Feb. 13 deadline for both parties to negotiate a path forward on a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. The bill stalled in the Senate last month due to Democratic opposition, as they said they would not vote for DHS funding unless ICE agrees to a series of reforms. The push for such reforms surged in January, when two U.S. citizens were shot and killed during ICE-related operations in Minnesota, sparking sweeping protests and debate about the agency’s tactics.
The Trump administration has moved to de-escalate the situation amid mounting tensions, after initially taking a hard line against critics. But while President Donald Trump says he has opted for a “softer touch” in withdrawing 700 federal officers sent to Minnesota as part of an ICE surge, Schumer and Jeffries requested additional action on Wednesday. They urged Trump to “fully” ramp down the operation “fully” and remove Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from her position.
“The Trump administration has the power to take right now to show good faith,” they wrote as negotiations on DHS funding ramp up.
Schumer said Thursday morning that the reforms would force ICE to operate like “police forces and local sheriffs everywhere.” And he pushed Trump and Republicans to make further concessions on negotiations, suggesting public opinion is on the Democrats’ side.
“Even President Trump is realizing that they’re on the wrong side of this issue. They’re on the …
This is performative politics again.
Congressional Democratic leaders issued a list of 10 demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement reform on Wednesday, as they block a key government funding bill from advancing due to concerns about ICE tactics.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wrote a letter to Republican leadership in both chambers, outlining a series of requests for ICE already well-circulated on Capitol Hill, including requiring federal officers to wear IDs and body cameras, prohibiting them from wearing masks, and making a judicial warrant a prerequisite to entering private property.
“It is critical that we come together to impose common sense reforms and accountability measures that the American people are demanding,” the two men wrote in the letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “These are common-sense solutions that protect constitutional rights and ensure responsible law enforcement.”
The demands come ahead of a Feb. 13 deadline for both parties to negotiate a path forward on a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. The bill stalled in the Senate last month due to Democratic opposition, as they said they would not vote for DHS funding unless ICE agrees to a series of reforms. The push for such reforms surged in January, when two U.S. citizens were shot and killed during ICE-related operations in Minnesota, sparking sweeping protests and debate about the agency’s tactics.
The Trump administration has moved to de-escalate the situation amid mounting tensions, after initially taking a hard line against critics. But while President Donald Trump says he has opted for a “softer touch” in withdrawing 700 federal officers sent to Minnesota as part of an ICE surge, Schumer and Jeffries requested additional action on Wednesday. They urged Trump to “fully” ramp down the operation “fully” and remove Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from her position.
“The Trump administration has the power to take right now to show good faith,” they wrote as negotiations on DHS funding ramp up.
Schumer said Thursday morning that the reforms would force ICE to operate like “police forces and local sheriffs everywhere.” And he pushed Trump and Republicans to make further concessions on negotiations, suggesting public opinion is on the Democrats’ side.
“Even President Trump is realizing that they’re on the wrong side of this issue. They’re on the …
Schumer and Jeffries condition DHS funding on 10 demands for ICE reform
This is performative politics again.
Congressional Democratic leaders issued a list of 10 demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement reform on Wednesday, as they block a key government funding bill from advancing due to concerns about ICE tactics.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) wrote a letter to Republican leadership in both chambers, outlining a series of requests for ICE already well-circulated on Capitol Hill, including requiring federal officers to wear IDs and body cameras, prohibiting them from wearing masks, and making a judicial warrant a prerequisite to entering private property.
“It is critical that we come together to impose common sense reforms and accountability measures that the American people are demanding,” the two men wrote in the letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA). “These are common-sense solutions that protect constitutional rights and ensure responsible law enforcement.”
The demands come ahead of a Feb. 13 deadline for both parties to negotiate a path forward on a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE. The bill stalled in the Senate last month due to Democratic opposition, as they said they would not vote for DHS funding unless ICE agrees to a series of reforms. The push for such reforms surged in January, when two U.S. citizens were shot and killed during ICE-related operations in Minnesota, sparking sweeping protests and debate about the agency’s tactics.
The Trump administration has moved to de-escalate the situation amid mounting tensions, after initially taking a hard line against critics. But while President Donald Trump says he has opted for a “softer touch” in withdrawing 700 federal officers sent to Minnesota as part of an ICE surge, Schumer and Jeffries requested additional action on Wednesday. They urged Trump to “fully” ramp down the operation “fully” and remove Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem from her position.
“The Trump administration has the power to take right now to show good faith,” they wrote as negotiations on DHS funding ramp up.
Schumer said Thursday morning that the reforms would force ICE to operate like “police forces and local sheriffs everywhere.” And he pushed Trump and Republicans to make further concessions on negotiations, suggesting public opinion is on the Democrats’ side.
“Even President Trump is realizing that they’re on the wrong side of this issue. They’re on the …
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