We've just gone through the longest federal government shutdown in US history. Democrats wanted a funding bill that included an extension of Obamacare healthcare subsidies enacted during the throes of the COVID pandemic. Senate Republicans refused to budge. A 43-day shutdown ensued. Soon after the Trump administration refused to fund SNAP benefits, eight Senate Democrats (including Pa.'s John Fetterman) voted to join Republicans and end the stalemate. Now, as a result of the controversial manner in which ICE has enforced immigration laws, at least a partial shutdown looms.
Congress has already passed 6 of 12 funding measures for government operations. The final 6 include the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which includes ICE and Border Patrol. There are 53 Senate Republicans, so at least 7 Senate Democrats are needed to keep the federal government fully operational.
Democrats have so far resisted the temptation to insist on abolishing ICE. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has asked Republicans to separate the DHS bill from the others because changes are needed as a result of the overzealous manner in which ICE has acted in Minneapolis. Two American citizens have been shot dead. They entered the home of an elderly Hmong-American citizen without a warrant and took him away, undressed, in a case of mistaken identity. They've stopped people because of the color of their skin and their accents. They've become an occupation force in which the very people they should be protected are treated like enemy combatants.
They've somehow managed to turn "Minnesota nice" into Minnesota nasty. We should have learned from the COVID pandemic that people hate restrictions on individual liberties, even something as innocuous as wearing a mask. What is going on is far more repressive, and the entire nation is increasingly concerned that we are on the way to becoming a police state.
Senator Schumer has offered Democratic support for 5 of the 6 bills. Just not the bill funding DHS. He has four basic demands. First, no home should be entered without a judicial warrant. Second, a general prohibition on wearing masks (I can envision numerous exceptions that would be reasonable). Third, a mandate for body cams and IDs. Fourth, a code of conduct.
I would also insist on more training, and that it should include crowd control in an urban environment. Most local police officers have far more training than 47 days.
UPDATED 1:15 pm: The Senate has voted 55-45 to block the spending package that includes funding for DHS. All Democrats were joined by 8 Republicans.
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Every good loyal Democrat should support Leader Schumer and stand solidly behind any political strategy that he recommends.
RESIST!
NO KINGS!!!
Forward !!!!!!
What a lie from Bernie ICE is doing what America voted for, Yet the democrats are fighting them they want to keep all these illegal criminals in our country. Democrats and their Sanctuary cities and states must be eliminated.
Damm Lutherans brang them humongs in wait I'm a Lutheran. There is a video of the man a few days before kicking a ice vehicle's tail light out, now the media enhances his picture to make him look desirable? WTF Bernie have you limited your investigative journalism to fox news?
So, while cleaning up the mess you made, you'll refuse to pay the military and fund vital programs because you don't like the way your mess is being cleaned up. Then, you'll primary John Fetterman. This is where we are. Why haven't you written a single sentence about those murdered by illegals? Not. One. Sentence.
Nope, it's the political grandstanding of democrats that make a partial government shutdown likely.
ICE is just the excuse they're trying to use to justify it.
"Two anti-American losers have been removed from the scene of foolishness."
There. Fixed it for you.
Puffing out the chest and beating the horse to death
As to your final paragraph, it is my understanding the Minneapolis Police were told to stand down. Told not to assist FEDERAL law enforcement efforts.
Sounds to me, the unruly mob out on city streets was being enabled by local law enforcement who looked the other way. Let’s assign a big share of the blame here directly on Minneapolis itself.
Similar types of protests are taking place in other cities, including right here in the Lehigh Valley. Difference is, unlike Minneapolis, local law enforcement assumes responsibility for behavior on the streets and sidewalks.
https://x.com/SteveGuest/status/2016610715075809552
Another "dog and pony show" by Schumer. Shut gov't down over ICE funding? A little too late for that Chuck.
Is ICE funded through 2029? (Google question)
Yes, as of early 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has secured significant funding through the end of fiscal year 2029. This is driven by a approximately $75 billion four-year supplemental budget allocation (roughly $18.7) billion annually) aimed at expanding detention, surveillance, and deportation operations, according to Brennan Center for Justice.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2TRbFmutrw
16:45 Petti runs up from the left to instigate violence
Bernie, I know you and many of your readers are on the younger side, but DHS has not been a permanent fixture of our federal government. In spite of the US winning the Cold War without DHS, we're somehow less safe now than we were 30 years ago. One would think a department of homeland security would do more about gun violence in our homeland's schools, but apparently all it took was one disarmed protester for DHS leadership and the president to come for our beloved 2nd Amendment. DHS has been a waste of taxpayer money to the benefit of big tech. It's time for it to go.
It's a hell of a hill to die on - politically. We probably shouldn't have opened the doors to so many unvetted aliens. It's how we got Trump. It's a gift to him and his party to keep illegal immigration and associated crime at the top of the conversation.
Schumer represents the strength and leadership that the Democratic Party offers at its core.
Good luck.
Credit to Mike Rowe and the seeking of truth. You don't have to support or agree with him, but his suggestion that everyone should see this video about ICE, protests, 1st & 2nd amendment rights is a MUST watch regardless of your political affiliations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QePoawDA_48
They are cleaning up Biden's mess your democrats are lunatics and that is the bottom line.
Let these fascists keep it up. At this rate republicans will never win another office, and honestly, they don’t deserve to!
I can’t wait to read all the knuckle dragger’s comments when you post them. They are all too stupid to see the similarities to Nazis, although I think they may be acting stupid because they love it!
ICE does not need more training. We need citizens to learn the difference between protesting peacefully and not obstructing roads and sidewalks from the use by other citizens. The costs to local police and state police must be overwhelming. If I lived in some of these states, I would be furious with all the costs from addressing outside agitators. Don't these folks have jobs? And that man who is being praised because he has a RN license obviously had some recent mental health issues and had stopped working months ago. ICE is talked about as if they are foreign enemies. They are our sons and fathers and relatives addressing mobs. Why do we support people violating our immigration laws? This is a problem ignored by Congress because we like cheap labor. I would never patronize a business that uses workers that are not legally here. I want employers that offer good lobs and good working conditions. As always, when tough issues arise, follow the money.
Jawohl, mein Fuhrer.
Go away Tricia.
I see how well that has worked out for Trump lately.
I completely agree that ICE needs to be reigned in and follow the rule of law. However, I disagree with your assessment that Democrats have resisted the urge to call for the abolition of ICE. This article lists off multiple examples of them calling for it... https://www.newsweek.com/democrats-list-support-ice-abolish-alex-pretti-11417311.
The problem that most people refuse to address is that ICE does have a valuable and important job, the enforcement of our immigration laws. Unfortunately, this administration has made a total mockery of that and they are more an example of the old roaming slave gangs that sought to catch escaped slaves.
I am 74 and most of my readers appear to be older.
I saw that. It was all over every major news outlet, including the liberal outlets. My reaction is that this is beyond protest and that Pretti should have been arrested then. Looks like a pretty clear case. Oddly, they did not arrest when they clearly should have. Then, a few days later, he is killed on an occasion in which he should not have been arrested. I am curious whether the ICE officers involved in shooting him were also part of the crew on 1/13.
No, I am aware that many Democrats want ICE to be abolished, including members of Congress. But the Democratic Senate Caucus has resisted the urge to do so at this point and is instead calling for reforms that most of us would agree are needed.
"I would never patronize a business that uses workers that are not legally here." Well, you're probably lucky you don't have the money for Mar-A-Lago, lol.
Minneapolis has a 20 year old separation ordinance under which they may not share information about immigrants with ICE. This makes sense. Let me explain why. If an immigrant who is a victim of or witness to violent crime thinks that he or she will be reported to the feds, he or she will be less likely to come forward. On top of that, local police have no jurisdiction to enforce federal law. So they are not providing that kind of assistance. But they have an obligation to respond to 911 calls about street violence, even if they are being called by ICE. They must respond. Some goofy members of Minneapolis city council want to change that, but local police do exist to protect public safety. Right now, most police departments in this area do not share information about immigrants with ICE but honor all federal laws. Let me add that they are understaffed and have their own crime to deal with. I think it's a bit arrogant that TRUMP and JD would suddenly send several thousand ICE and Border Patrol to one city and then demand that local police stop what they are doing (domestic violence, drug traffic, murder and robbery investigations, rapes) to help them go door-to-door on sweeping raids. On top of that, many officers are themselves being stopped and asked to ID themselves when off duty. This hardly creates a good environment.
Can we trust anyone at this point? The murders were committed, trust has been broken, the anger is still in the air.
ICE is great organization that is doing the job us sane people voted for and wants done President Trump the greatest leader America as ever had.
I agree- I wish there were more Mike Rowe's.
The video of the Atty. General candidate in Virginia sums up the Dem. attitude towards Trump- no wonder there's so much gridlock in Washington. He's our President, let's follow Fetterman's lead and try to compromise.
Fetterman voted to block the DHS spending until changes are made.
My question was not about sharing information with, nor enforcing federal law. I am referring to enforcing local municipal law. That local mob took over a downtown hotel they thought housed ICE officials. The rioters broke windows, spray painted windows, and broke furniture. The Minneapolis police stood down. Why? The rioters jaywalked on city streets and stopped passing vehicles. General disorderly conduct stuff. The Minneapolis police stood down.
I do not believe your information is accurate. Local and state police made about 40 arrests. https://mndaily.com/top-story/dozens-detained-outside-of-graduate-hotel-wednesday-night-following-protest/01/29/2026/
Take a deep breathe & settle down!
I get it, put Homan in charge and go after the Criminal illegals, but a Country without Borders, will not exist. Without Law & Order, you get chaos- btw, the murder rate dropped 21% from 2024, to the lowest point in 100 years.
ICE isn’t an excuse, it’s an abomination of our rights as citizens of the United States.
If you think ICE is just an excuse, pull your head out of your anus and wake up.
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