This is why we cannot afford business as usual when it comes to ice. This debate is not about money for immigration enforcement. DHS already has the funding available from last year's reconciliation that can keep the agency operating. This debate is about whether Congressional Republicans will join Democrats to put basic guardrails in place to protect public safety and civil rights. We are calling for several common sense reforms. (01:40–01:47)
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Asserts that DHS has funding from last year's reconciliation to keep operating.
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