Senate Dems Could Freeze ICE Funding, Trigger Shutdown

Amid debate over Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minnesota, it appears Congress is frozen in a standoff that could lead to another government shutdown.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., vowed on Saturday to “vote no” on an upcoming funding package if a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security is not given a separate vote.

Schumer’s remarks came after the death by shooting of Alex Pretti, 37, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, following an interaction with federal officers.

The House has sent the Senate a package of six appropriations bills that the president must sign into law in order to avert a partial government shutdown. These six bills cover the last of the 12 areas that Congress funds each year.

Since Schumer’s announcement, scores of Democrat senators have joined Schumer in expressing their opposition to the funding package, raising the likelihood of a partial government shutdown.

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