{"id":165348,"date":"2026-02-05T16:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/165348\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T16:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:48:08","slug":"the-latest-democrats-demand-dramatic-changes-for-ice-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/165348\/","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: Democrats demand \u2018dramatic changes\u2019 for ICE | National"},"content":{"rendered":"

Democrats are threatening to block funding<\/a> for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are \u201cdramatic changes\u201d and \u201creal accountability\u201d for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other law enforcement agencies who are carrying out President Donald Trump\u2019s campaign of federal immigration enforcement<\/a> in Minnesota and across the country.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear if the president or enough congressional Republicans will agree to any of the Democrats\u2019 larger demands<\/a> that the officers unmask and identify themselves, obtain judicial warrants in certain cases and work with local authorities, among other asks. Republicans have already pushed back<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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