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Gimenez Calls ICE Strategy a Mistake, Urges Shift to Criminal Targets

Democrats' leverage in DHS negotiations is pressuring a narrower enforcement focus.

Overview

  • Rep. Carlos Gimenez said on Fox Business that Republicans had warned the administration to change enforcement and that a course correction should have come earlier.
  • He argued ICE should focus on criminals, gang members, and those with active deportation orders rather than long-term residents caught up in neighborhood sweeps.
  • Gimenez warned the approach is hurting Republicans politically ahead of the midterms, pointing to recent setbacks and concern among party strategists.
  • Mediaite reported Democrats withheld support for a $1.2 trillion package over roughly $10 billion in ICE provisions, securing a two-week stopgap to continue DHS funding talks.
  • Newsweek noted Tom Homan was tapped to oversee operations in Minnesota and said arrests will prioritize criminals and public-safety threats following unrest tied to fatal Minneapolis shootings.