US EditionDemocrats lay out immigration enforcement demands to avert shutdown
Democrats demand ICE reforms like agent IDs and body cameras, tying them to government funding votes amid outcry over recent federal agent shootings.
- On Wednesday, Senate Democrats outlined demands to reform immigration enforcement and said they will withhold votes unless the Trump administration agrees to changes at ICE before funding expires at midnight Friday.
- After two deadly federal-agent shootings in Minneapolis this month, Democrats cite Alex Pretti and Renee Good's deaths as urgent reasons to reform immigration enforcement.
- Schumer detailed concrete steps, saying `These are common-sense reforms, ones that Americans know and expect from law enforcement`, including visible ID, body cameras, ending roving patrols, and coordination with law enforcement.
- Packing six appropriations into one bill means isolating DHS funding requires unanimous consent of all 100 senators or lengthy votes, while Senate needs eight Democrats and House Republicans resist reopening the package.
- The White House remains unclear, as of Wednesday, whether it will accept Democrats' conditions, though Senate Majority Leader John Thune said, `The administration's willing to sit down with them and have a discussion, perhaps a negotiation, about how do we move forward`.
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The US must pass bills to fund a number of federal institutions by the end of January, or another shutdown will occur. US President Donald Trump met with Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday night, as the bills need the votes of Democratic senators to pass them. However, they are refusing to do so because they disagree with the actions of Homeland Security agents who killed two US citizens.
Winnipeg Free Press
The Latest: Democrats threaten to trigger government shutdown over ICE reform
Breaking News, Sports, Manitoba, Canada
The U.S. Democrats demand stricter rules for the ICE immigration authority - and link the demands with the U.S. budget. A new shutdown threatens. After Alex Pretti died in an ICE operation, the shooters were suspended.
Associated Press News
Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform
Senate Democrats are poised to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies on Thursday.
In the U.S., the second shutdown in Donald Trump's term may occur, and the opposition will make it dependent on new rules for immigration officials.
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