"Democrats had attempted to insert more stringent measures to rein in ICE, such as prohibiting the agency from deporting or detaining American citizens, banning officers from deploying excessive force and explicitly preventing them from conducting raids at places of worship, hospitals and schools. The Democrats who begrudgingly backed the final package said they won dedicated funds to provide body cameras for ICE officersfor the first time and allocated more money for oversight and de-escalation training."
"The House approved the funds with overwhelming bipartisan support with one exception. Just seven House Democrats voted for the bill funding the Department of Homeland Security through September, citing Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics in Minneapolis and elsewhere. "ICE is totally out of control using taxpayer dollars to brutalize American citizens and law-abiding immigrant families," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told reporters Thursday."
The House approved the final slate of funding measures covering large portions of the federal government and sent the package to the Senate ahead of a Jan. 30 deadline to avoid a partial shutdown. The package passed 220-207 with broad bipartisan support, though only seven House Democrats voted for the DHS funding through September due to concerns about ICE tactics after a recent fatal shooting in Minneapolis. The Senate is expected to vote on the full slate, which includes defense, health, transportation and housing. Democrats sought stricter ICE limits but secured body cameras, increased oversight funding, de-escalation training, a flat ICE budget, a $115 million cut to enforcement and removal operations, and a reduction in detention bed capacity.
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