Dems Turn DHS Funding Fight Into ICE-Reform Leverage
TL;DR
In the DHS funding showdown, Democrats are using leverage to push hard ICE reforms—ending warrantless home entries, establishing independent oversight, banning masks, mandating body cameras, and adding immigration judges—while Republicans contend with DHS enforcement practices. A two-week funding patch creates room for hardball negotiations, and the piece argues Democrats could secure real wins if they stay on offense rather than fold. It also reports on a temporary TPS reprieve for Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, underscoring the human stakes of immigration policy.
- Don’t Look Now, But Dems Are Winning the DHS-Funding Fight The Bulwark
- House Democrats help Mike Johnson end government shutdown, fund DHS and ICE Axios
- Congress ends shutdown, approves $1.2T in funding — and sets up DHS cliff Politico
- Trump signs funding bill to end shutdown after package clears House CBS News
- How every House member voted on the shutdown and ICE funding The Washington Post
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