Immigration crackdown continues with Democrats set to reject ICE funding bill – live

Operations continue in Minnesota and Somali communities are being targeted in Maine

The Guardian’s Robert Tait reports that that the vast majority of congressional Democrats and their 213-strong House caucus are expected to vote against a bill funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with many expressing anger over the agency’s enforcement efforts in Minnesota, where an agent fatally shot Renee Good, a mother of three, this month.

But some like Rosa DeLauro, a representative from Connecticut and the ranking Democrat on the appropriations committee, are saying that it may be better for the bill to pass rather than run the risk of a renewed government shutdown that could affect other agencies.

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Source: www.theguardian.com

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