Congressional progressives vow to block DHS funding without reforms
Ilhan Omar said her caucus will ‘oppose all funding’ for immigration enforcement unless militarized policing endsProgressives in the US Congress on Tuesday vowed to oppose legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless it included significant reforms to immigration...
<p>Ilhan Omar said her caucus will ‘oppose all funding’ for immigration enforcement unless militarized policing ends</p><p>Progressives in the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-congress">US Congress</a> on Tuesday vowed to oppose legislation funding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) unless it included significant reforms to immigration enforcement following the killing of a US citizen in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/minnesota">Minnesota</a> last week.</p><p>The declaration by the Democratic-aligned Congressional Progressive caucus comes as the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-senate">Senate</a> and <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives">House of Representatives</a> race to meet an end-of-the-month deadline to approve a series of funding bills or risk a partial government shutdown.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/dhs-funding-congress-progressives">Continue reading...</a>
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