US EditionDemocrats will not provide votes to advance DHS funding bill in wake of Minneapolis shooting, Schumer says
Senate Democrats refuse to advance DHS funding amid concerns of ICE abuses after federal agents fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, risking a government shutdown next week.
- Democrats will not support advancing a Department of Homeland Security funding bill following a shooting in Minneapolis, as stated by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.
- Democrats urged Senate colleagues to oppose DHS funding following the death of Alex Pretti, marking the second federal immigration officer shooting this month.
- Senator Ed Markey condemned ICE as a 'criminal organization' and described them as involved in an 'all out assault on American life.'
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz criticized the Trump administration for its involvement and called ICE's actions in Minneapolis an 'absolute abomination.
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Killing of Alex Pretti by immigration agents fuels anger in traumatized Minneapolis
Two weeks after the death of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old nurse, was killed during a confrontation between Border Patrol officers and residents in Minneapolis. Democrats are now threatening to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security, even if it means triggering another government shutdown.
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US shutdown risk grows as Democrats revolt after Minneapolis shooting
Congress is on a path toward a partial government shutdown next week after Senate Democrats vowed to oppose Department of Homeland Security funding following the killing of a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident by federal agents Saturday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a statement Saturday night that Democrats would not help advance the six-bill spending package set for consideration next week as long as it includes DHS funding. Repub…
Top Senate Democrat vows to block ICE funding
The House voted on Thursday to advance a spending bill that would fund the Department of Homeland Security—along with its offshoot Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. There was little appetite to block the spending bill once it reached the Senate for a vote. But after Saturday’s cold-blooded murder of VA ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the chances of a government shutdown have gone up significantly. “What’s happening in Minnesota…
Democrats Vow Not to Fund ICE After Shooting, Imperiling Spending Deal
Bipartisan legislation to fund a broad swath of the government and avert a shutdown at the end of the week appeared to be in grave danger on Saturday, as key Senate Democrats vowed to oppose it after federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis resident. The rapidly escalating opposition to the measure, which includes $64.4 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, including $10 billion for ICE, amplified the likelihood of a partial gover…
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