As funding for this fiscal year runs out on January 30, the push to eliminate the funding for ICE is a demand among most in the Dem base and a plurality of the population. However, some Dem "leaders" are seeming to cave on the issue of ICE / Border Patrol funding, calling for tighter "regulations" (no masks, visible nameplates, body cams, etc.) and more "training":
"Behind the scenes, top Democrats are feverishly working to fund the agency — with strings attached.
The mismatch between the anti-ICE rhetoric and the actions of Democratic appropriators reflects a Catch-22 of congressional power: The only way lawmakers can put guardrails on the controversial agency and curb President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda at this moment is to hand it billions of taxpayer dollars.
As they negotiate fiscal 2026 funding for the Department of Homeland Security with Republicans ahead of a Jan. 30 shutdown deadline, Democrats are demanding new rules for DHS agents, such as forcing them to use body cameras, refrain from wearing masks and go through more extensive training." (our emphasis
Dem "leadership" is once again behind public sentiment by years. "Training" them to be more efficient thugs and to set rules for them that they will immediately violate and mock is spineless. They have yet to recognize that the Malignant Fascist has formed ICE and the Border Patrol into his own army of brownshirts sent to intimidate and beat up residents of cities that are strongly Democratic and diverse. Many see his action as a dress rehearsal for the mid-term elections and beyond, to help him consolidate illegitimate power.
Dems might want to take their white gloves off and look at the recruitment part of ICE, not "training" them to say "please" before beating someone up. There seem to be very few restrictions on the hiring of these thugs, to wit:
After a document leak from DHS outed him, Enrique Tarrio, head of the Proud Boys militia group, acknowledged that he was now an ICE officer. www.telemundo.com/noticias/not...
— Scott Horton (@robertscotthorton.bsky.social) January 14, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Proud Boy leader Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other felonies related to the January 6 insurrection. You can be damn sure that ICE is a magnet for Proud Boys, Oath Keepers, Militia, Patriot Front and other fascist group members. They got that sweet $50,000 signing bonus, too (which Dems should put a stop to in whatever budget they're negotiating). Dems have to focus on that end of the equation before continuing to fund ICE "with conditions."
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