Senate Democrats are refusing to fund DHS through September unless some changes are made about how ICE is doing deportations. Here are the changes they want (from The Washington Post):
Tighter rules on warrants
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has advised agents that they can enter homes to make arrests without a warrant from a judge, outraging Democrats, who say such arrests are unconstitutional. Democrats are seeking to bar federal immigration agents from entering private property without a judicial warrant. They also want agents to verify that people are not U.S. citizens before detaining them.
Bar agents from wearing masks and military-style uniforms
Democrats also want to bar federal immigration agents from wearing face masks. The idea is more controversial than requiring judicial warrants to enter homes but is broadly popular, with 55 percent of Americans in favor and 33 percent opposed, according to the Economist/YouGov poll.
Require agents to wear identification and body cameras
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem announced Monday that agents would start wearing body cameras immediately in Minnesota, with plans to do the same across the country. But Democrats want legislation requiring agents to wear cameras, along with identification that includes their agency, ID number and last name.
Restrict where and how agents can operate
Democrats want to bar agents from operating near medical facilities, schools, child care facilities, churches, polling places and courts, among other places. They also want to stop agents from “conducting stops, questioning and searches based on an individual’s presence at certain locations, their job, their spoken language and accent or their race and ethnicity,” according to the letter.
Coordinate on investigations
Democrats are seeking provisions to make sure states and local jurisdictions can investigate and prosecute potential crimes committed by agents and excessive use of force. They also want to mandate that states and localities consent to “large-scale operations outside of targeted immigration enforcement.”
New rules on using force and detention
Democrats are pushing to force DHS to adopt “a reasonable use of force policy, expand training and require certification” of its agents.
Fire Noem and remove agents from Minnesota
Democrats did not demand that Trump fire Noem — who has come under criticism from Democrats as well as Republicans — and end the surge of agents in Minnesota. But they wrote that both moves would “show good faith.”
has advised agents that they can enter homes to make arrests without a warrant from a judge, outraging Democrats, who say such arrests are unconstitutional. Democrats are seeking to bar federal immigration agents from entering private property without a judicial warrant. They also want agents to verify that people are not U.S. citizens before detaining themBar agents from wearing masks and military-style uniforms
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