Schumer Vows ICE Restructuring After Minneapolis Shooting as DHS Funding Threatens Shutdown
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) addresses reporters following the weekly policy luncheon on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
Senate Democrats will not allow the current Department of Homeland Security funding bill to proceed, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Sunday. In a statement posted on X, Schumer emphasized that Senate Republicans have viewed identical footage of systemic abuses by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minnesota.
“The appalling murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti on Minneapolis streets must compel Republicans to join Democrats in overhauling ICE and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to safeguard the public,” Schumer stated. “People deserve safety from government abuse.”
Schumer urged Republicans to collaborate with Democrats to advance five remaining funding bills while reworking the DHS bill, calling it the best path forward. The American people, he added, support this approach.
Republicans have not yet publicly addressed Schumer’s proposal, which risks delaying final DHS funding approval and complicating negotiations as the continuing resolution expires Friday at midnight. The omnibus funding package—which bundles six bills to avoid a government shutdown—faces renewed scrutiny following Saturday’s fatal incident involving federal agents in Minneapolis.
The shooting has intensified debate over immigration enforcement and President Donald Trump’s nationwide deportation initiatives. While Democrats have historically opposed funding for illegal alien removal in sanctuary cities, the backlash could draw some anti-Trump Republicans into opposing such measures.
