{"id":1404596,"date":"2026-02-05T13:46:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/?p=1404596&#038;preview=true&#038;preview_id=1404596"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:51:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T18:51:00","slug":"congress-homeland-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/05\/congress-homeland-security\/","title":{"rendered":"A Homeland Security shutdown grows more likely as Republicans rebuff Democratic demands for ICE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By MARY CLARE JALONICK and LISA MASCARO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>WASHINGTON (AP) \u2014 Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/congress-immigration-enforcement-democrats-homeland-security-trump-bcde78c38605732106fb77e46373dc9a\">demands made by Democrats<\/a> for new restrictions on federal immigration officers are \u201cunrealistic\u201d and warned that the Department of Homeland Security will shut down next week if they do not work with Republicans and the White House.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"related left\"><h2 class=\"widget-title\" data-curated-ids=\"\" data-relation-type=\"automatic-primary-section\">Related Articles<\/h2><ul><li>\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/2026\/02\/08\/housing-costs-are-crippling-many-americans-heres-how-the-two-parties-propose-to-fix-that\/\" title=\"Housing costs are crippling many Americans. 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Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, released an <a href=\"https:\/\/jeffries.house.gov\/2026\/02\/04\/leaders-jeffries-and-schumer-deliver-urgent-ice-reform-demands-to-republican-leadership\/\">expanded list of 10 detailed proposals<\/a> on Wednesday night for restraining President Donald Trump\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/immigration\">aggressive campaign of immigration enforcement<\/a>. Among the demands are a requirement for judicial warrants, better identification of DHS officers, new use of force standards and a stop to racial profiling.<\/p>\n<p>Thune, R-S.D., said most of the demands are \u201cvery unrealistic and unserious\u201d and he called on Democrats to negotiate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is not a blank check situation where Republicans just do agree to a list of Democrat demands,\u201d he said. \u201cThe only way to get reforms to ICE is to agree to a bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Schumer, D-N.Y., said he is \u201castounded to hear\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/shutdown-ice-trump-democrats-demands-johnson-funding-d90a24827e48c18fc1c14c76adfecda6\">Republicans say his party\u2019s proposals were political or unworkable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s about people\u2019s basic rights, it\u2019s about people\u2019s safety,\u201d Schumer said. If Republicans do not like the ideas, he said, \u201cthey need to explain why.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the two parties traded blame, a DHS shutdown appeared increasingly likely, starting Feb. 14. As of now, Thune said, \u201cwe aren\u2019t anywhere close to having any sort of an agreement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to ICE and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the homeland security bill includes funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Transportation Security Administration. If DHS shuts down, Thune said, \u201cthere\u2019s a very good chance we could see more travel problems\u201d similar to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/government-shutdown\">43-day government closure last year<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-slideshow\" id=\"mng-gallery-8439905aa2ce091e189a248dcc7fccbd\"><button class=\"icon-close mng-gallery-fullscreen-close\" aria-label=\"Close fullscreen slideshow\"><\/button><ul class=\"mng-gallery-initialized mng-gallery-slider\"><button id=\"mng-gallery-prev\" class=\"mng-gallery-prev mng-gallery-arrow\" aria-label=\"Previous\" type=\"button\"><\/button><div class=\"mng-gallery-list draggable\"><div class=\"mng-gallery-track\"><li data-index=\"1\" class=\"mng-ge mng-gallery-active\" id=\"mng-ge-0\" aria-hidden=\"false\" tabindex=\"0\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a TV...\" class=\"size-article_inline\" sizes=\"(max-width: 40em) 620px,(min-width: 40em) and (max-width: 50em) 780px,(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 65em) 810px,(min-width: 65em) and (max-width: 80em) 1280px,(min-width: 80em) 1860px,1860px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_47971.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_47971.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_47971.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_47971.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_47971.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_47971.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a TV news interview at the Capitol in Washington, early Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"2\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Budget_73666.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Budget_73666.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Budget_73666.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Budget_73666.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Budget_73666.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Budget_73666.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Budget_73666.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"3\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Activists are approached by a federal agent brandishing a firearm,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_69498-1.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_69498-1.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_69498-1.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_69498-1.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_69498-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_69498-1.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_69498-1.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Activists are approached by a federal agent brandishing a firearm, for following agent vehicles, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo\/Ryan Murphy)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"4\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-3\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Activists are approached by federal agents for following agent vehicles,...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/APTOPIX_Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_15209-1.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/APTOPIX_Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_15209-1.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/APTOPIX_Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_15209-1.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/APTOPIX_Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_15209-1.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/APTOPIX_Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_15209-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/APTOPIX_Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_15209-1.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/APTOPIX_Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_15209-1.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Activists are approached by federal agents for following agent vehicles, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo\/Ryan Murphy)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"5\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-4\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Federal agents lobbed tear gas and flash bangs at protesters...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Oregon_68806_de95ac-1.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Oregon_68806_de95ac-1.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Oregon_68806_de95ac-1.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Oregon_68806_de95ac-1.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Oregon_68806_de95ac-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Oregon_68806_de95ac-1.jpg?w=1620 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Oregon_68806_de95ac-1.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Federal agents lobbed tear gas and flash bangs at protesters in front of the ICE building on Jan. 31, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (Allison Barr\/The Oregonian via AP)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"6\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Demonstrators rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257475865.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257475865.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257475865.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257475865.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257475865.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257475865.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2257475865.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Demonstrators rally against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York City on January 24, 2026, following the deadly shooting of a man by federal immigration officers earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU \/ AFP via Getty Images)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"7\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-6\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Attendees gather during a vigil where Alex Pretti was shot...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_29055_a90a35.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_29055_a90a35.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_29055_a90a35.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_29055_a90a35.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_29055_a90a35.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_29055_a90a35.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Minnesota_29055_a90a35.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Attendees gather during a vigil where Alex Pretti was shot and killed by federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Adam Gray)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"8\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-7\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Pepper spray is dispersed towards protesters outside the South Texas...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26028771586825.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26028771586825.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26028771586825.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26028771586825.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26028771586825.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26028771586825.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26028771586825.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Pepper spray is dispersed towards protesters outside the South Texas Family Residential Center detention facility where Liam Ramos and his father are being detained in Dilley, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"9\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-8\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Protesters gather outside the South Texas Family Residential Center detention...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Boy_Detained_30141.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Boy_Detained_30141.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Boy_Detained_30141.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Boy_Detained_30141.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Boy_Detained_30141.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Boy_Detained_30141.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Immigration_Enforcement_Boy_Detained_30141.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Protesters gather outside the South Texas Family Residential Center detention facility where Liam Ramos and his father are being detained in Dilley, Texas, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li data-index=\"10\" class=\"mng-ge\" id=\"mng-ge-9\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"image-wrapper\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for the Senate...\" class=\"lazyload size-article_inline\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_84969.jpg?w=620\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_84969.jpg?w=620 620w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_84969.jpg?w=780 780w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_84969.jpg?w=810 810w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_84969.jpg?w=1280 1280w,https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_84969.jpg?w=1860 1860w\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thenewsherald.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Congress_Homeland_Security_84969.jpg\"><div class=\"slide-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-caption\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., arrives for the Senate Prayer Breakfast, at the Capitol in Washington, early Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><button id=\"mng-gallery-next\" class=\"mng-gallery-next mng-gallery-arrow\" aria-label=\"Next\" type=\"button\"><\/button><\/ul><div class=\"caption mng-gallery-information-container\"><button class=\"caption-expand mng-gallery-caption-expand\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-label=\"Show caption\">Show Caption<\/button><div class=\"slideshow-credit mng-gallery-image-credit\"><\/div><div class=\"slide-count\"><span class=\"current mng-gallery-current-image-number-display\">1<\/span> of <span class=\"total\">10<\/span><\/div><div class=\"slideshow-caption mng-gallery-image-caption\">Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks during a TV news interview at the Capitol in Washington, early Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)\n<\/div><a href=\"#\" class=\"icon-enlarge mng-gallery-fullscreen-expand\" aria-label=\"Expand fullscreen slideshow\"><span>Expand<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<h4>Democratic demands<\/h4>\n<p>Schumer and Jeffries, D-N.Y., have made several demands, including <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/ice-masks-immigration-enforcement-policing-aacbb45b9eca804c2295f52a33a2a0fd\">masks for officers<\/a>, judicial warrants and better federal coordination with local authorities. The list they released Wednesday added several new items, including a stricter use of force policy, legal safeguards at detention centers and a prohibition on tracking protesters with body-worn cameras.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats say Congress should end indiscriminate arrests, \u201cimprove warrant procedures and standards,\u201d ensure the law is clear that officers cannot enter private property without a judicial warrant and require that before a person can be detained, it\u2019s verified that the person is not a U.S. citizen.<\/p>\n<p>They also want an end to racial profiling, saying DHS officers should be prohibited from stopping, questioning or searching people \u201cbased on an individual\u2019s presence at certain locations, their job, their spoken language and accent or their race and ethnicity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For officers conducting immigration enforcement, Democrats say that in addition to officers taking off their masks and showing identification, DHS should regulate and standardize uniforms and equipment to bring them in line with other law enforcement agencies.<\/p>\n<h4>Republican pushback<\/h4>\n<p>Schumer called it a \u201cgut check moment for Congress\u201d as the immigration enforcement operations have rocked Minneapolis and other U.S. cities. But Republicans were dismissive.<\/p>\n<p>Wyoming\u2019s John Barrasso, the No. 2 Republican senator, said the demands are \u201cradical and extreme\u201d and a \u201cfar-left wish list.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Katie Britt, who is helping lead negotiations, said it was \u201ca ridiculous Christmas list of demands.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is NOT negotiating in good faith, and it\u2019s NOT what the American people want,\u201d said Britt, R-Ala. \u201cThey continue to play politics to their radical base at the expense of the safety of Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Down to the last funding bill<\/h4>\n<p>Congress is trying to renegotiate the DHS spending bill after Trump last week <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/government-shutdown-republican-trump-ice-homeland-security-1eb2706ef2c4f91a69a083d23e30ba95\">agreed to a Democratic request<\/a> that it be separated from a larger spending measure and <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ap.org\/detail\/pronto\/bb4cfeaab5f3a17e2fde5c23bb27677f\">extended at current levels for two weeks<\/a> while the two parties negotiate. 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