Infuriated By Weekend Killing, Senate Dems Refuse to Fund ICE

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 25: Federal agents break up a protest outside a hotel on Janua... MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 25: Federal agents break up a protest outside a hotel on January 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The demonstrators were protesting the hotel renting rooms to border patrol agents. Yesterday federal immigration agents shot and killed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at a VA medical center, during a brief altercation in the Eat Street district of Minneapolis. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) MORE LESS

The likelihood of an end-of-week government shutdown is on the rise as Senate Democrats vow not to vote for spending legislation that would pump even more money into ICE with few restraints.

The House had already passed the Homeland Security funding portion, with seven Democrats voting in support of that part of the appropriations package. The DHS section of the bill also includes funding for other programs such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Disaster Relief Fund, the Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Senate Democrats, some of whom were initially expected to vote for the package, reversed course this weekend after border patrol agents killed Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse with the Minneapolis VA hospital, on the street.

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  1. Peace, safety and accountability? Ah he is there to redirect our attention from these unfortunate situations of terrorists being taken out to focus on the Somali fraud probe and Tim Walz’s accountability in it all.

    Gotcha

  2. Enquiring minds want to know; will there be any bags of money exchanged?

  3. Donald Trump is making Charles Manson’s dream come true – and then some. Charlie wanted a race war, but he would never have imagined it would be waged by the federal government and financed by the American taxpayer.

  4. Bovino is a thug and has been a thug for years but got away with his antics because he worked near the border. He and his NAZI great coat have worn out their welcome with Trump.

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