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Democrats’ Immigration Unity Tested in Homeland Funding Fight

Wendy Schiller, Professor of Political Science at Brown University, discusses the Trump administration's decision to withdraw ICE from Minneapolis and the fight in congress over demands for funding Homeland Security. The hangover from the end of last year’s 43-day government shutdown lingers for congressional Democrats seeking to maintain unity around their demands for funding Homeland Security by the end of next week. Seven Senate Democrats and one party-aligned independent broke from the progressive wing last year to vote with Republicans and end the longest shutdown in history. Progressives in Congress are wary of history repeating itself as lawmakers approach a Feb. 13 deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security, with just nine days to negotiate a deal on changes they’ve insisted on to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Congressional Democrats are united against ICE operations in Minnesota and in demanding changes after federal agents killed two US citizens last month. But the various red lines they’re drawing — or not drawing — preview a potential intraparty clash over whether and how much to compromise with Republicans to extract enforcement changes and avert an agency shutdown. “There’s not a ton of faith in the Senate from many members in the House,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) told Bloomberg Government at an exclusive roundtable event Wednesday, citing the end of last year’s shutdown. Goldman called Senate Democrats’ demands, which so far have included unmasking agents and requiring them to use body cameras, “watered down.” “It’s not that these things are not important — they’re just not getting to the root of the problem,” Goldman said, calling for a firing of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and a prohibition on ICE seizing election materials. Other Congressional Progressive Caucus members have listed additional demands, including improved standards for immigrant detention centers. “Both sides need to give a little bit,” said Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), a moderate who warned against drawing “red lines.” Cuellar, the top House Democrat involved in annual DHS appropriations, said Democrats should call for changes such as increased training for ICE agents and added requirements to adhere to use of force policies. enate Majority Leader John Thune dismissed Democrats’ list of demands to curb the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement posture as political messaging rather than an opening bid in negotiations on a funding deal for the Department of Homeland Security. The two parties have just eight days to reach an agreement or risk a shutdown at the department at the center of the ongoing immigration crackdown.  Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries listed 10 restrictions they want placed on federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol in a letter late Wednesday to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Thune.  The curbs they are seeking include prohibiting Department of Homeland Security officers from entering private property without a judicial warrant, verifying individuals aren’t US citizens before detaining them, requiring agents to wear body cameras and identification badges, and preventing them from covering their faces. “Federal immigration agents cannot continue to cause chaos in our cities while using taxpayer money that should be used to make life more affordable for working families,” the two Democratic leaders wrote in the letter. Thune said he’s willing to strike a deal but called the demands “unrealistic.”  “There’s got got be a willingness, a partner, to make a deal,” Thune said.  Schumer immediately shot back, saying Republicans need to explain their opposition and stop “pouting.”  The Wednesday letter serves as Democrats’ initial offer in a brewing fight with Republicans over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE and federal border patrol officers. The department’s funding is set to expire on Feb. 13. -------- Watch Bloomberg Radio LIVE on YouTube Weekdays 7am-6pm ET WATCH HERE: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF Follow us on X:   / bloombergradio   Subscribe to our Podcasts: Bloomberg Daybreak: http://bit.ly/3DWYoAN Bloomberg Surveillance: http://bit.ly/3OPtReI Bloomberg Intelligence: http://bit.ly/3YrBfOi Balance of Power: http://bit.ly/3OO8eLC Bloomberg Businessweek: http://bit.ly/3IPl60i Listen on Apple CarPlay and Android Auto with the Bloomberg Business app: Apple CarPlay: https://apple.co/486mghI Android Auto: https://bit.ly/49benZy Visit our YouTube channels: Bloomberg Podcasts:    / bloombergpodcasts   Bloomberg Television:    / @markets   Bloomberg Originals:    / bloomberg   Quicktake:    / @bloombergquicktake