Progressives demand real ICE reforms before DHS funding vote

Texas Rep. Greg Casar, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, urged Senate Democrats to demand five non-negotiable ICE reforms before supporting a Homeland Security appropriations bill, including a ban on masked agents, independent investigations into killings by federal agents, ICE withdrawal from Minneapolis, a ban on arrests/deportations of US citizens, and an end to arrest quotas. Schumer calls for a rewrite of the DHS funding bill while Republicans move ahead with a floor vote, raising the risk of a partial government shutdown if funding lapses. The debate follows deadly incidents involving federal agents in Minneapolis and ongoing political pressure over immigration enforcement.