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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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…
Democrats demand new ICE restrictions as government shutdown looms - The Boston Globe
Senate Democrats on Wednesday unveiled a list of changes they’re demanding to legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last weekend.
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Klobuchar, Smith pay tribute to Minnesota victims on US Senate floor, call for ICE reforms
A picture sits at a memorial to Alex Pretti on Jan. 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)Minnesota’s U.S. senators took to the chamber’s floor Wednesday afternoon to honor two constituents killed by federal agents this month and call for the Department of Homeland Security to end its surge in the Twin Cities. Sens. Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith led a chorus of Democratic senators calling for an end to the aggress…
Is the Government About to Shut Down Over ICE Funding?
Congress is likely about to trigger a shutdown as Democrat leaders, responding to pressure from their base, demand restraints on immigration law enforcement in exchange for funding the Department of Homeland Security. On Wednesday, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., laid his demands out on the table. The House has sent the Senate the final six bills to fully fund the government for fiscal year 2026 before a Jan. 30 cutoff. In order fo…
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