Democrats will not provide votes to advance DHS funding bill in wake of Minneapolis shooting, Schumer says

The US Senate must end ICE reign of terror

The BDN Editorial Board operates independently from the newsroom, and does not set policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Over the weekend, federal immigration officials shot and killed another civilian monitoring ICE operations in Minneapolis. Last week, ICE agents targeted, harassed and detained dozens of people in Maine, including some with criminal records but also those …

Shutdown Looms as ICE Shootings Spawn Partisan Fight Over DHS Funding in US Congress

The federal government appeared headed for a partial government shutdown this week, with Republicans and Democrats at odds over funding for President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security after the fatal shooting of a second U.S. citizen by federal immigration officers in Minnesota. Senate Democrats said they would not provide the votes needed to pass a $64.4 billion DHS bill and called on Republicans to strip the legislation from a lar…

Hassan, Shaheen call for changes to ICE appropriations bill

With events in Minnesota reshaping the debate in Washington, U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan are joining calls to overhaul a Homeland Security appropriations bill.

John Fetterman Bucks Democrats On ICE As Country Barrels Toward Shutdown

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman broke with his party Monday by rejecting calls from Democrats to defund or abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens by federal immigration authorities. Fetterman, a moderate Democrat, said he opposed a lapse in funding for federal immigration authorities following the killing of 37-year-old […]

Gillibrand says she’ll oppose ICE funding bill because agency is ‘out of control’

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand said Monday that she would oppose a funding bill for the U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement without changes because, in part, the unit is “out of control.” Gillibrand, D-NY, issued a statement that blasted the tactics of the unit, commonly known as ICE, and would not vote for funding the Department of Homeland Security for it. “Most alarmingly, this (Trump) administration has used DH…

As Minnesota Heats Up, Democrats Threaten To Put DHS On Ice With Another Shutdown

By Robert Romano Senate Democrats are once again threatening yet another partial government shutdown over funding the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting and death of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent as officers were in the midst of what the Department called a “targeted operation in Minneapolis against an illegal alien wanted for violent assault.” Now, Democrats want to hold up $91.8 billion of funding for FY 2026 for the…