A small group of Dems looks to break from their party on ICE funding

"House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) announced to his members in a closed-door meeting Wednesday that he opposes the DHS funding bill, as Axios first reported. Jeffries told colleagues his opposition was at least partially due to Republicans rejecting his suggestions for ways to rein in ICE officers. Yes, but: Two House Democrats, Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Jared Golden (D-Maine), have told Axios they are likely to vote for the package."

""Probably, I'll be supporting that," Golden told Axios on Wednesday. "I am generally supportive of giving law enforcement the resources they need." Golden said issues around ICE officers using excessive force are "on a case-by-case basis" and have "nothing to do with the agency itself. ICE has a legitimate purpose." Several other swing-district members - Reps. Susie Lee (D-Nev.), Adam Gray (D-Calif.) and Don Davis (D-N.C.) - told Axios on Thursday morning that they remained undecided leading up to the vote later that afternoon."

"What we're hearing: One House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told Axios they expect "10 or fewer" of their colleagues to ultimately support the bill. The lawmaker said most Democrats feel compelled to oppose to the bill "because of Minnesota," referring to the shooting of Renee Good earlier this month. What they're saying: Jeffries, at a press conference Thursday, said ICE is "out of control and operating, in far too many ways, in a lawless fashion, and the American people know it.""

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposes the DHS funding bill, citing Republican rejection of his proposals to rein in ICE officers. Two Democrats, Reps. Henry Cuellar and Jared Golden, indicated they are likely to vote for the package, with Golden saying he supports giving law enforcement necessary resources and that excessive-force concerns are case-by-case. Several swing-district Democrats remained undecided as the vote approached. One anonymous House Democrat estimated "10 or fewer" colleagues would back the bill and linked opposition momentum to the shooting of Renee Good in Minnesota. Jeffries called ICE out of control and operating in a lawless fashion.

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