Schumer: Democrats will block funding unless $64.4bn for homeland security removed
Announcement comes as anger toward DHS – which oversees ICE – intensifies after Alex Pretti fatally shotIn the wake of another fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minnesota by a federal officer, the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, said Saturday evening that his party will block a funding...
<p>Announcement comes as anger toward DHS – which oversees ICE – intensifies after Alex Pretti fatally shot</p><p>In the wake of another fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minnesota by a federal officer, the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, said Saturday evening that his party will block a funding package next week unless $64.4bn for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is removed.</p><p>The announcement, which dramatically escalates the potential for another government shutdown, comes as anger toward DHS, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intensifies among the party after a group of federal agents violently restrained and then fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis Saturday morning.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/schumer-democrats-dhs-funding-package">Continue reading...</a>
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