Democrats Refuse to Fund ICE After Shooting, Imperiling Spending Deal

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/democrats-congress-reaction.html

44 Comments

  1. mini-hypersphere on

    >Recognizing the depth of Democratic outrage, Senate Republicans immediately began examining whether they could separate the homeland security funding from the rest of the package and preserve the bulk of what had been a bipartisan deal to fund a large chunk of the government

    It seems that there is hope that ICE won’t get funded, but …

    >Some [Democrats] had already announced they would not support the [full] package as a result [of the events in MN], but a substantial bloc had been expected to swallow their reservations and back it.

  2. PeopleB4Profit on

    Maybe dems should talk about this

    WOKE-anything interfering with profit or making money! This is not just trump; The Coors Family, Charles Koch, Richard and Elizabeth Uihlein, The Scaife Family, Barre Seid, and The Bradley Family. Over 200 B in combined wealth and over $130 million in support of Project 2025. These people are one reason this is happening!

    All the money they will make when Europe and America start to burn!

  3. Close it all down, than vote all traitors out. We either take our country back at the voting booth this year, or your going to be sheep.

  4. I can tell from the comments, many didn’t read the article. Only Warren said she wasn’t voting for it, everyone else suggested they would vote for it with reforms. lol. We’re cooked.

  5. ILoveTheAtomicBomb on

    I hope to god Democrats have a fucking backbone here and do not give in. Stop working with Conservatives, you’re just getting Americans shot and killed for the love of God. Let the government shut down until ICE is off the streets in every city in America

  6. paradoxicalcrow on

    No more half-measures, no more fiddling around, no concessions, no “reaching across the aisle,” no bullshit. Dems, you’re either with your constituents or you’re with the Nazis.

  7. Shut down the senate…and the government until this stops and we have a full investigation of the facts!

  8. Accomplished-Run221 on

    So, we just have to die, one by one, with half a dozen camera angles on us – in order for Democrats to not fund wholesale destruction of the United States.
    If only we’d known how easy it was earlier.

  9. They literally shouldn’t vote for anything until he’s impeached. I’m sorry but fuck all of it, I don’t care how many people it affects. This is a code red. Masked federal agents, are deliberately terrorizing citizens and executing them. It’s not a one time deal, it’s not for boarder security. Everytime you allow this administration to continue, it gets worse. Everyone who’s been following along knows where this ends. They don’t intend to give up power, they don’t intend to govern for anyone who didn’t vote for this.

  10. The government is currently terrorizing the public. There is no need to fund it. Shut it all down until we get rid of this fascism cancer. Or if (rather when) the democrats cave, we’ll know who to primary in a few months and actually install a real opposition party. It’s now or never.

    Edit: Contact your representatives. All of them. We are on the precipice of becoming a police state. Let them know that. Demand them to be the leaders we voted them to be.

  11. It’s up to us to take back our power. Join generalstrikeus.com and hopefully we can start making the change we want to see

  12. Fuck you NYT and your disgusting headlines. A innocent man was executed by federal agents and this is your headline! Fuck off straight to hell!

  13. Fucking idiots for supporting any ICE funding in the first place. This leadership is so stupid. I can’t stand them. You know they’ll screw this up too!

  14. Reminder they were going to support the bill only until after today. Opportunistic cowards.

  15. Political theater. They just do whatever they need to, to look like they’re representing you. But in reality, its just the bare minimum to stay elected. We need a third party. No more dems. No more republicans.

  16. thewayoutisthru_xxx on

    Can someone smarter than me explain why the actual fuck any single Dem would support this funding deal?

  17. Nothing will change until we see the words

    “Conservatives refuse to fund ICE After shooting…”

    Half of us see the horror on TV and are outraged.

    The other half are seeing it and saying “about time”.

    I thought there was a way to get out of this and back to normalcy eventually, maybe decades from now.

    Now? I don’t think it’s possible, not without real loss by everyone involved first. We are in very real and deep waters without someone to come rescue us.

    We are on our own. Remember that. Nobody is coming to save us.

    So that leaves fight. Either fight for OUR American Dream, or die for THEIRS.

    Fight.

  18. Im starting to think some of these democrats are secret republicans just saying they are democrats

  19. Good. Fucking hold the line this time.

    I say this as an active duty military member who won’t get paid but will still have to work if the government shuts down again. Hold the fucking line and make good trouble.

  20. forgotmypassword778 on

    Sure they won’t they just gave a trillion to the military

    Dems sat around and did nothing while he was out of office

  21. I’m assuming that, right now, the democratic leaders are negotiating who will have to draw the short straw and be the ones that vote to fund ICE so that it just barely passes so the rest can pretend to have tried.

    Fuck them all.

  22. Seven Dems voted to continue to fund ICE 2 days ago.

    The seven Democrats who sided with Republicans were Reps. Cueller[ ](https://thehill.com/people/henry-cuellar/)(Texas), Golden (Maine) Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), Gillen[ ](https://thehill.com/people/laura-gillen/)(N.Y.), Davis[ ](https://thehill.com/people/don-davis/)(N.C.), Suozzi[ ](https://thehill.com/people/tom-suozzi/)(N.Y.) and Gonzalez (Texas).

    The U.S. Capitol Switchboard number is 202-224-3121. Enter your zip and you will be connected with your rep. Be clear and concise – Defund ICE. If you are not on the streets – get on the phone. Call them 5 times.

  23. I get that what is written is accurate, and also that the bill is coming to a vote soon but nonetheless.. Fuck off with whoever wrote that title. “Imperiling spending deal” as if it’s ho-hum business as usual and now they’re gonna have to rehash a few things. Maybe have a few sessions to discuss how else to appropriate some funds and negotiate

    ABSOLUTELY NOTHING SHOULD FUCKING MOVE, POLITICALLY, UNTIL THIS STOPS

  24. Any Democrat who breaks the line and votes for the funding for DHS and ICE.

    WE WILL REMEMBER YOU.

    WE WILL NEVER STOP BRINGING IT UP.

    WE WILL PRIMARY YOU.

    YOUR CAREER IN POLITICS WILL BE OVER.

  25. > after federal agents shot and killed a Minneapolis resident.

    Holy shit they used the active voice