I have this feeling this one may go Long…….
Democrats ARE under YUGE President to score points in this by pressing limits on the ICE/Customs deportations actions….
Trump and Noem have made movement by cutting the ICE/CBP people in Minnesota….
Ordering official’s there to wear camera’s…
Letting the media know that two ICE officers lied in their shooting reports and ARE under investigation by the Justice Dept., Not just Homeland…..
As has been widely reported…..
ICE and CBP officer’s will continue to get paid….
Most sworn employee’s will be working like in the Coast Guard, Secret Service , TSA and they most likely will NOT be getting paid….
Other’s like in FEMA and other none direct law enforcement or critical jobs may get laid off during the Spending Bill holdup…..
Democrats are NOT entertaining calls to ‘Defund ICE’……
The Department of Homeland Security’s funding has lapsed and lawmakers are deadlocked over a proposal to restore it, with Democrats seeking restrictions on the federal agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Even though the department is shut down, a vast majority of its operations are still being carried out, with most of its personnel remaining on the job without pay, just as they did during last fall’s shutdown. But the longer the standoff lasts, the more travelers and others could feel its effects.
Here’s what we know about the shutdown.
What is part of the Department of Homeland Security?
The Department is vast and oversees many agencies, including the Transportation Security Administration, the Coast Guard and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Its agencies involved in immigration enforcement — Customs and Border Protection, and Immigration and Customs Enforcement — have been under heavy scrutiny amid the Trump administration’s crackdown, particularly following the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis last month.
What is the shutdown about?
Democrats, who have few levers to pull with Republicans controlling the House, Senate and White House, have sought to force changes at the department by withholding their votes for funding until Republicans agree to a set of policy changes. The 100-member Senate requires 60 votes to overcome a filibuster, so a funding bill cannot pass without some Democratic support.
Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, labeled ICE a “rogue agency” on Sunday as he called on Republicans to agree to the limits that Democrats have called for.
“Why don’t we rein them in? That’s what the American people are asking Republicans,” he told CNN’s “State of the Union.” “And that’s why they’re going to have to go along with us.”
What are the Democrats seeking?
Democrats have pushed for a range of new restrictions on immigration agents, including requiring them to obtain warrants from judges to make arrests in homes, mandating that they show visible identification, and prohibiting face coverings while they are engaged in immigration enforcement operations. Democrats have also pushed for a stricter use-of-force policy and new training standards, as well as an end to roving patrols.
Republicans have objected to many of the demands, which they consider overly burdensome, and maintain that any new guardrails on federal agents should also come with restrictions on so-called sanctuary cities, or jurisdictions with policies that limit cooperation with immigration agents….
Update….
Tom Homan Says ICE Agents Are ‘Getting Used To’ Not Being Paid
Homan appeared to have no concerns Sunday in regards to Democrats refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security without major restrictions on its immigration enforcement agencies.
While both ICE and Border Patrol were fully funded in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked if a DHS funding freeze would impact immigration agents’ ability to carry out operations in any way.
“No, it doesn’t. ICE has continued to enforce the law across the country. They’re already funded,” Homan responded on “State of the Union.”
“Now, the ICE officers won’t be getting paid, but they’re getting used to that, it seems like,” he continued. “So no, the immigration mission, the reason why President Trump was elected to be president, continues.”