House funds DHS, Democrats push
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After nearly four days of a partial shutdown, the House voted to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security while Democrats pressed for ICE reforms that risked losing momentum.
by Jared Yates Sexton Reposted by Nathan P. Kalmoe, Rosemary A. Joyce
ICE hasn't stopped brutalizing people or shredding the Constitution, it's just that corporate media turned the camera as the call for action got too loud and the Democrats stepped in and made sure the issue got changed.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
February 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
ICE hasn't stopped brutalizing people or shredding the Constitution, it's just that corporate media turned the camera as the call for action got too loud and the Democrats stepped in and made sure the issue got changed.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
If you sit for a second, you'll recognize that's what happened with BLM, too.
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 3, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
Reposted by Will Jennings
New Data For Progress poll: Voters support removing Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, and think Dems should refuse funding for DHS unless multiple reforms for ICE are put in place (including requiring ICE to focus on deporting convicted criminals — at +48) substack.com/profile/4791...
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
New Data For Progress poll: Voters support removing Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem, and think Dems should refuse funding for DHS unless multiple reforms for ICE are put in place (including requiring ICE to focus on deporting convicted criminals — at +48) substack.com/profile/4791...
Trump's pumping agents onto ICE’s payroll at record speed.
He's giving them a mere 47 days of training (Trump is the 47th President).
And he's sending them onto the streets with loaded guns and telling them they have full immunity.
Congress should not be funding ICE’s abuses.
He's giving them a mere 47 days of training (Trump is the 47th President).
And he's sending them onto the streets with loaded guns and telling them they have full immunity.
Congress should not be funding ICE’s abuses.
February 3, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Trump's pumping agents onto ICE’s payroll at record speed.
He's giving them a mere 47 days of training (Trump is the 47th President).
And he's sending them onto the streets with loaded guns and telling them they have full immunity.
Congress should not be funding ICE’s abuses.
He's giving them a mere 47 days of training (Trump is the 47th President).
And he's sending them onto the streets with loaded guns and telling them they have full immunity.
Congress should not be funding ICE’s abuses.
ICE is beyond reform.
February 3, 2026 at 10:46 PM
ICE is beyond reform.
If there were a betting pool, what‘s more likely to end the plan to send federal prosecutors into ICE surge areas:
1. Congress
2. Mass resignations by AUSAs around the country
1. Congress
2. Mass resignations by AUSAs around the country
Congress has got to force an end to these surges.
Exclusive: DOJ is requiring all 93 US attorneys to designate prosecutors for "emergency jump teams" supporting surge districts dealing with assaults & obstruction of federal officers, per internal memo. Comes as more Minn. prosecutors resign. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
February 4, 2026 at 3:05 AM
If there were a betting pool, what‘s more likely to end the plan to send federal prosecutors into ICE surge areas:
1. Congress
2. Mass resignations by AUSAs around the country
1. Congress
2. Mass resignations by AUSAs around the country
ICE FUNDING UPDATE: Republicans in Congress want to reward ICE with $10 billion in ADDITIONAL funding.
ICE FUNDING UPDATE: Republicans want to reward ICE with $10 billion in ADDITIONAL funding.
YouTube video by Senator Elizabeth Warren
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February 3, 2026 at 2:47 PM
ICE FUNDING UPDATE: Republicans in Congress want to reward ICE with $10 billion in ADDITIONAL funding.
Schumer won. He got the other 5 spending bills passed and still gets to negotiate over DHS. A win that a lot of Do Something Bluesky folks are unable to simply take.
Congress ends shutdown, approves $1.2T in funding — and sets up DHS cliff
President Donald Trump is expected to swiftly sign the legislation.
www.politico.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:54 PM
Schumer won. He got the other 5 spending bills passed and still gets to negotiate over DHS. A win that a lot of Do Something Bluesky folks are unable to simply take.
Democrats shrug off grassroots demands to continue shutdown, block ICE funds www.axios.com/2026/02/03/d...
Democrats shrug off grassroots demands to continue shutdown, block ICE funds
"Yeah, it's a leverage tool that people are giving up," one top Democrat told Axios.
www.axios.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Democrats shrug off grassroots demands to continue shutdown, block ICE funds www.axios.com/2026/02/03/d...
"We may be in for a rough few weeks as congressional Democrats try to force changes on ICE by withholding funding for DHS. But we should not shrink from the fight. Public opinion is strongly on our side. More importantly, it is the right thing to do."
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Preparing for the shutdown battle . . . .
February 3, 2026
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February 3, 2026 at 3:37 PM
"We may be in for a rough few weeks as congressional Democrats try to force changes on ICE by withholding funding for DHS. But we should not shrink from the fight. Public opinion is strongly on our side. More importantly, it is the right thing to do."
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by Brian Murphy
They hate their voters so much it blows my mind
Democrats want commonsense reform for ICE:
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
End the roving patrols and racial profiling.
Take accountability and abide by the same rules as local police.
Masks need to come off, body cameras need to stay on—no secret police in the United States of America.
February 4, 2026 at 9:32 AM
They hate their voters so much it blows my mind
Reposted by David Darmofal
House now voting on the Republican rule (procedural measure) to bring the funding bill to the floor. All Dems present and voting against. R leaders were broadcasting a lot of confidence about winning this vote, which once again was misplaced. Likely they get it eventually but it's not going well rn
February 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
House now voting on the Republican rule (procedural measure) to bring the funding bill to the floor. All Dems present and voting against. R leaders were broadcasting a lot of confidence about winning this vote, which once again was misplaced. Likely they get it eventually but it's not going well rn
House to vote on reopening government, extending ICE funding www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
House to vote on reopening government, extending ICE funding
The deal would fund most of the government through September. But Congress would have only 10 days to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:35 PM
House to vote on reopening government, extending ICE funding www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Reposted by David Rothschild
ICE is murdering American citizens, kidnapping children, illegally entering homes, and lying about it.
While the Admin continues defending their crimes, I’ll keep voting on behalf of my Hudson Valley community and saying NO to funding Trump’s ICE.
While the Admin continues defending their crimes, I’ll keep voting on behalf of my Hudson Valley community and saying NO to funding Trump’s ICE.
February 3, 2026 at 7:21 PM
ICE is murdering American citizens, kidnapping children, illegally entering homes, and lying about it.
While the Admin continues defending their crimes, I’ll keep voting on behalf of my Hudson Valley community and saying NO to funding Trump’s ICE.
While the Admin continues defending their crimes, I’ll keep voting on behalf of my Hudson Valley community and saying NO to funding Trump’s ICE.
by Peter Dorman
These are all good suggestions, and the underlying point is right. I would add one thing, though. The critical reform (if you want one) is accountability. DOJ and DHS must commit to allowing state and local agencies to investigate and prosecute ICE and BP agents.
jacobin.com/2026/02/demo...
jacobin.com/2026/02/demo...
Democrats Aren’t Reining in ICE. Here’s How They Could.
ICE is out of control. Democrats have numerous ways to restrain the agency, from barring ICE from domestic spying and terminating its contracts with tech companies to creating and fully funding an ind...
jacobin.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:48 PM
These are all good suggestions, and the underlying point is right. I would add one thing, though. The critical reform (if you want one) is accountability. DOJ and DHS must commit to allowing state and local agencies to investigate and prosecute ICE and BP agents.
jacobin.com/2026/02/demo...
jacobin.com/2026/02/demo...
The Shutdown Is Over, but Not the Clash Over ICE Funding www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
The Shutdown Is Over, but Not the Clash Over ICE Funding
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM
The Shutdown Is Over, but Not the Clash Over ICE Funding www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/b...
by Amir Attaran
The ICE terrorism is a practice run for how to shut down a city on election day.
Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM
The ICE terrorism is a practice run for how to shut down a city on election day.
Reposted by David Darmofal
Schulz: This was a breaking point for me and the way that the administration responded to it. I didn't think what's happening right now with ICE could happen in America. I thought our institutions, I thought the Constitution would hold up.
February 3, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Schulz: This was a breaking point for me and the way that the administration responded to it. I didn't think what's happening right now with ICE could happen in America. I thought our institutions, I thought the Constitution would hold up.
House votes to end partial government shutdown www.nbcnews.com/now/video/ho...
House votes to end partial government shutdown
The House passed a funding package to end the partial government shutdown that began days ago. President Donald Trump is expected sign it into law. NBC News' Melanie Zanona reports on how the vote wen...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:31 PM
House votes to end partial government shutdown www.nbcnews.com/now/video/ho...