Democrats Unveil Proposal for DHS Changes as Funding Deadline Approaches
Senate Democrats on Jan. 28 unveiled broad outlines of their proposed changes to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and immigration enforcement, coming amid a looming Friday deadline to pass funding for DHS and five other departments.
"Our caucus is united, is unified over three main legislative objectives," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said during a Wednesday news conference, indicating that the three demands would need to be met to win Democratic support for a bill to fund DHS and its subsidiary agency, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
First, Schumer said, Democrats are calling for "an end to roving patrols" of ICE agents in U.S. cities. He called for a solution that would require warrants and coordination with local and state law enforcement.
"Second, we want to enforce accountability," Schumer continued. "Federal agents should be held to the same use-of-force policies that apply to state and local law enforcement, and be held accountable when they violate these rules."
Finally, Schumer said Democrats are calling for reforms to require ICE and other immigration agents to wear body cameras, remove masks, and always carry proper state identification.
With a Jan. 30 deadline to fund the government fast approaching, Senate Republicans had initially planned to package DHS funding alongside the less contested funding bills for the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development.
The package had been expected to pass, as Schumer and other Democratic leaders initially expressed hope of avoiding a repetition of the 43-day government shutdown in 2025.
That changed after immigration agents were involved in a second fatal shooting of an American citizen in Minneapolis.
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