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Chuck Schumer: “We need legislation, not executive fiat, subject to the…”

Featuring: Chuck Schumer, Democratic | U.S. Senate New York

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Published February 4, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:09

We all know that tomorrow Donald Trump could put the 700 troops back acting like he didn't even ask for them to be withdrawn. That's how Trump operates. We need legislation, not executive fiat, subject to the whims of Donald Trump. With Donald Trump, it's easy come, easy go. So we need legislation. We. Look, most Americans, certainly I, stand firmly behind law enforcement. They have a tough job. (04:09–04:19)

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Asserts the need for legislative solutions rather than executive orders for ICE issues.

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“Tom Homan announced that there will be a drawdown of 700 law enforcement officers in Minneapolis.”
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“700 officers is going to be like a drop in the bucket to the people of Minneapolis as over 2000 agents representing 70% of agents will still…”
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“The wounds of this nation will not heal until the terrible abuses of ICE are reined in.”
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“A full withdrawal of ICE is the only step, the only right step for the safety of the citizens and to allow Minneapolis to go function again.”
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“Tom Homan was the architect and the chief progenitor of many of the awful policies we see in effect right now that are hurting residents in…”
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“ICE's abuse is not a problem that can be solved by executive Fiat, and particularly when it's from Donald Trump.”
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“Democrats have been clear about what Congress needs to do to end ICE's violence and ensure public safety.”
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“ICE needs to end roving patrols, follow basic standards of accountability, and end the secret police who are masked and unidentified.”
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“Reasonable demands include masks coming off and cameras staying on.”
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“Defending secret police after they murder or maim or brutalize people in our streets.”
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“ICE agents, who have one of the worst records of law enforcement we have seen in America in decades.”
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“Democrats have been clear on what needs to happen. Our proposals are designed to ensure public safety and instill the kind of guardrails the…”
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“The nation is tired of the chaos ICE is unleashing on our streets.”
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“America will not move on from the Epstein files until America gets the whole truth, the full truth about the Epstein files.”
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“Millions upon millions of documents remain shrouded in darkness.”
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“The Department of Justice to this day is still obsessed with prioritizing Donald Trump.”
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