ICE is not above the law. Congress must use every oversight tool available to ensure that ICE does not evade scrutiny or accountability. Congress has until the end of the month to pass nine spending bills, including funding for the Department of Homeland Security, the agency responsible for ICE. Last year, the Trump administration used an $83.8 billion windfall from one big, beautiful bill to expand ICE operations and embolden the agency to become increasingly aggressive. (03:16–03:25)
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Asserts the deadline for Congress to pass spending bills, including DHS funding.
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