"The killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis this week came as Republicans in Congress were planning to bring a homeland security spending bill to the House floor, deciding on whether the agency that's surged thousands of armed agents into communities across the country should have increased funding - and progressive lawmakers are demanding that the Democrats use the upcoming government funding deadline to hopefully reduce the department's ability to wreak further havoc."
"But the top Democratic leaders, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (NY) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (NY) both appeared to have little interest in discussing how their party can use the appropriations process as leverage to rein in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies that have taken part in President Donald Trump's mass deportation operation."
Renee Good was killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis as Republicans prepared a homeland security spending bill that could increase funding for agencies that have deployed thousands of armed agents nationwide. Progressive lawmakers urged Democrats to use the upcoming government funding deadline to place commonsense limits on Department of Homeland Security operations and reduce the department's capacity to inflict harm. Senator Chris Murphy publicly questioned voting for a bill that funds such actions and called for limitations to prevent violence in cities. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries criticized the shooting but appeared reluctant to use appropriations leverage, with Jeffries focusing on passing other appropriations bills approved by the House.
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