Overview
- House and Senate Democrats say they will withhold support for DHS appropriations without 'meaningful and significant' ICE reforms, including warrants for arrests, visible identification and limits on masks.
- Republicans are preparing an offer to boost funding for ICE body cameras, a step Democratic negotiators and leaders, including Sen. Patty Murray, have dismissed as insufficient.
- Rep. Seth Moulton introduced legislation to roll back the recent multi-year ICE funding boost from the Trump administration’s budget package and redirect those dollars to extend ACA premium tax credits.
- Negotiators face a late‑January deadline to avoid a shutdown, with Democrats weighing the risks of blocking ICE funds against giving the administration wider discretion under a stopgap or lapse.
- Protests and lawsuits tied to the Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good continue to drive calls for accountability, while polling shows rising support for stricter rules on ICE and growing openness to abolishing the agency; President Trump maintains firm support for ICE.