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.
- On Saturday, Senate Democrats refused to advance Department of Homeland Security funding after a Border Patrol agent shot and killed Alex Jeffrey Pretti, 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse, in Minneapolis.
- Earlier this month, Minneapolis experienced multiple federal-agent shootings, including the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good and a Jan. 14 leg shooting, amid Operation Metro Surge deploying about 3,000 agents.
- The House packaged the DHS bill into an about $1.2 trillion spending package that advanced with seven Democrats' support, requiring 60 Senate votes with Republicans holding 53 seats.
- With current funding set to expire on Jan. 30, lawmakers warned failure to pass the package could trigger a partial government shutdown, while Representative Angie Craig urged Senate Democrats to hold the line.
- The DHS bill would fund $20 million for body cameras and impose measures like de-escalation training and detention oversight, amid calls to pull ICE and CBP from Minnesota.
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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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Democratic Senators will block additional immigration funds following the death of a migrant in Minneapolis by ICE fire.
Senate Democrats will not approve funding for ICE after another shooting. This is what Chuck Schumer, the party's minority leader in the Senate, said in a statement. Now another government shutdown awaits.
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