"Earlier in the day, Democrats blocked a spending bill using a filibuster in order to force the Trump administration into negotiations over its violent deportation campaign in cities across the U.S. The raids have involved DHS agents - most notably from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) - terrorizing and abducting residents, with immigration agents killing two people in Minneapolis this month."
"Support for blocking the spending package gained more favor within the Democratic Senate conference after the shooting and killing of Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti by CBP agents. "Until ICE is properly reined in and overhauled legislatively, the DHS funding bill doesn't have the votes to pass," Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York) said, vowing that his party would filibuster until a deal was reached."
Senate Democrats struck a deal with the White House to extend Department of Homeland Security funding for two weeks, averting an imminent government shutdown. Democrats had filibustered a spending bill to force negotiations over aggressive deportation raids and deadly encounters involving ICE and CBP. Support for the filibuster grew after the killing of a Minneapolis ICU nurse by CBP agents. Democrats demanded ending roving patrols, tightening warrant requirements, creating a universal code of conduct for force, banning masks, clearer identification display, and mandatory body cameras for immigration agents.
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