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Fetterman slams Minneapolis immigration operation but breaks from Democrats on shutdown threat

Senator Fetterman demands Minneapolis ICE operation end after two deaths but opposes defunding ICE and supports funding Department of Homeland Security to avoid government shutdown.

  • On Monday, Fetterman said, `I reject the calls to defund or abolish ICE`, refusing to support a shutdown while criticizing Minneapolis operations.
  • After Saturday's fatal Border Patrol shooting of Alex Pretti, Democrats called to cut ICE funding and Senate Democrats vowed to block bills including ICE money in the DHS funding minibus of five bills.
  • Senator John Fetterman said Monday that `The operation in Minneapolis should stand down and immediately end` and called it `an ungovernable and dangerous urban theatre` while grieving for Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
  • With a Jan. 30 funding deadline looming, Senator John Fetterman’s stance puts him at odds with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and could make him the only Democrat to cross party lines on the DHS bill.
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Pennsylvania Democratic Senator John Fetterman said Monday that he would not be willing to bring about a new government shutdown alongside his party's Senate bench for funding disputes related to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Similarly, Fetterman condemned the federal immigration offensive in Minnesota, which has resulted in the death of two people over the past few weeks, which has become a real problem for President Donald Trump's…

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette broke the news in Pittsburgh, United States on Monday, January 26, 2026.
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