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Republicans Scoff at Democrats’ Latest ICE Demands

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06.02.2026

Senators left Washington Thursday afternoon with little progress on talks to fund the Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans scoffed at Democrats’ demands for restraints on immigration law enforcement agents.

On Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, both D-N.Y., released a list of 10 demands they want satisfied before they’d vote to fund DHS.

If Congress does not come to an agreement by the end of Feb. 13, the Coast Guard, national disaster response teams, and cybersecurity infrastructure could be left defunded.

SENATE AND HOUSE DEMOCRATS ARE UNITED ON REINING IN THE ABUSES OF ICE.

Americans have watched in horror as ICE has terrorized communities across the country.

Federal agents can’t continue to cause chaos in our cities while more Americans are killed. We must rein in ICE.

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The demands include prohibiting agents from wearing masks, blocking agents from carrying out deportation activities at several types of “sensitive” locations, and insisting agents “Stop Racial Profiling.”

Additionally, Democrats have suggested requiring judicial warrants to carry........

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