The US Senate must end ICE reign of terror

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : A bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which includes Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol, is currently before the Senate.
54% : Crucially, Republican members of Congress are beginning to demand investigations, accountability and changes to ICE activities.
53% : Collins and others, prompted by Saturday's killing of Alex Pretti, are rightly exploring additional safeguards on ICE operations as part of the funding bill discussion.
53% : but I can't vote for a bill that includes ICE funding under the circumstances," King said on Face the Nation on Sunday.
53% : Congress can -- and must -- end this reign of terror by forcing a pause on ICE operations while questions are answered and requirements for restraint and transparency are put in place.
48% : They have also reasonably proposed removing the DHS funding from the larger appropriations bill to allow the rest of the funding, for agencies including the Department of Defense and Health and Human Services, to move forward while lawmakers debate changes to ICE.
48% : But, it is clear from their activities in Maine that ICE is detaining and disappearing few criminals.
47% : The best way to stop ICE's abuses is to pause their operations while stronger, more enforceable safeguards are put in place to uphold U.S. immigration laws without terrorizing communities.
46% : Noting there was no evidence that Pretti intended to harm officers, the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus has called for "a full and transparent" investigation by state and federal authorities of Pretti's killing, the second shooting death this month of a citizen observing ICE activities in Minnesota.
43% : Senators, having seen more chaos, more cruelty, another murder, and continuing violations of U.S. law and the Constitution, should not vote for more funding for the Department of Homeland Security without additional immediate restraints and transparency on ICE and Border Patrol activities.
41% : The bill also bars the Trump administration from moving money from other DHS divisions to ICE.
40% : Additionally, carrying a gun -- which is a right protected by the 2nd Amendment -- cannot be a death sentence.
39% : On Saturday, Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse at a Veterans Administration facility, was observing ICE and Border Patrol activity in Minneapolis, another city targeted by the Trump administration.
38% : Over the weekend, federal immigration officials shot and killed another civilian monitoring ICE operations in Minneapolis.
38% : Last week, ICE agents targeted, harassed and detained dozens of people in Maine, including some with criminal records but also those who are legally working in the United States.
37% : The Senate Appropriations Committee, which Collins chairs, did add provisions to the bill to fund de-escalation training, body cameras and inspector general oversight of ICE detention facilities.
37% : She also urged Congress to hold hearings with DHS Secretary Noem about the department's activities and she urged lawmakers to withhold funding from ICE until "their lawless tactics and dangerous behavior cease.
35% : A Border Patrol agent shot Pretti in the back and additional shots were then fired as Pretti lay on the ground.
35% : In the wake of Pretti's killing, Gov. Janet Mills has asked to meet with President Donald Trump to discuss ICE operations in Maine, which she also demanded come to an immediate end.
22% : Numerous Democratic senators, and Maine's independent Sen. Angus King, have said they will vote against the larger bill without changes to how ICE operates, which could lead to a partial government shutdown on Feb. 1.

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