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ICE in Minnesota: MN politicians call for ICE to leave
Sen. Amy Klobuchar and other members of Minnesota's Congressional delegation at a press conference in Minneapolis called for ICE to leave Minnesota, saying the City of Minneapolis has been under "siege." Klobuchar also called on their Republican colleagues to stand with them.
The spending bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security is under scrutiny this weekend after another shooting in Minneapolis involved federal agents.
Here’s what to know about the DHS funding bill and where it stands:
DHS funding bill
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Johnson speaks as House passes 2026 funding bills
We have now learned tonight that the U.S. House passed this year's final batch of spending bills as lawmakers worked to avoid another funding lapse for the federal government. The four bills are now moving to the U.S. Senate and total about 1.2 trillion dollars in spending. Final passage will be needed next week before a Jan. 30 deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown. LiveNOW’s Austin Westfall is speaking with Eleanor Mueller who reports on Congress for SEMAFOR, as Democrats in Congress continue to denounce federal funding being used to facilitate immigration enforcement across the country.
The backstory:
The bill funding the Department of Homeland Security was one of several that were passed Thursday in the House in the final batch of spending bills totaling about $1.2 trillion.
The bill was hotly disputed as Democrats voiced concerns that it failed to restrain President Donald Trump’s mass deportation efforts. ICE has been rapidly hiring thousands of new deportation officers to carry out the president’s agenda.
Dig deeper:
This year’s Homeland Security bill holds the annual spending that Congress provides Immigration and Customs Enforcement roughly flat from the prior year. It also restricts the ability of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to unilaterally shift funding and allocate federal dollars as she sees fit. The bill also allocates $20 million for the purchase and operations of body cameras for ICE and CBP officers interacting with the public during immigration enforcement operations. And it will require Homeland Security to provide monthly updates on how it plans to spend money from Trump’s bill.
Minneapolis ICE shootings
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Chaos erupts in Minneapolis after officer-involved shooting
Reports state a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis shot and killed a 51-year-old man who was being detained. Protests have broken out with riot tear gas being deployed.
Big picture view:
Trump’s efforts to crack down on immigration have recently centered in the Minneapolis area, where more than 2,000 officers are stationed and where an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good, a mother of three, on Jan. 7. Another man was shot in the leg by an ICE agent in north Minneapolis on Jan. 14, but survived.
Presently:
Over the weekend, a border agent on Saturday fatally shot another Minneapolis resident, 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti.
READ MORE: Minneapolis shooting: What we know about Alex Pretti, the man killed by Border Patrol agent
DHS funding bill in Senate
FILE - The US Capitol in Washington, D.C., US, on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Big picture view:
After the third shooting in Minneapolis involving federal agents in less than a month, the DHS funding bill is facing more scrutiny and hurdles as it makes its way through the Senate.
What they're saying:
Several Democratic senators are coming out against funding DHS and ICE, raising the risk of another government shutdown.
For example:
Moderate Democratic senators Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen — both of whom broke with their party during the historic shutdown last year and voted to reopen the government — said they would not vote for legislation that funds DHS.
Dig deeper:
Some Democratic politicians are also calling for ICE to be abolished altogether, or for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or be impeached.
READ MORE: Reaction across the country pours in after Minneapolis shooting today
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ICE in Minnesota: Sen. Klobuchar calls for ICE to leave
Sen. Amy Klobuchar at a press conference in Minneapolis called for ICE to leave Minnesota, saying the City of Minneapolis has been under "siege."
Local perspective:
Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig called for Senate Dems to "hold the line" when voting.
"The Senate is set to vote on DHS funding next week and Republicans can’t pass it without Democratic support. This is the time for Senate Dems to hold the line and withhold funding from this lawless agency. Enough is enough. Shut DHS down."
The other side:
During the House vote, there was concern that a failure to fund Homeland Security would hurt disaster assistance programs and agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration, while ICE and Customs and Border Protection would simply carry on. They could use funding from Trump’s big tax cut and immigration bill to continue their operations.
By the numbers:
ICE, which typically receives about $10 billion a year, was provided $30 billion for operations and $45 billion for detention facilities through Republicans’ "one big beautiful bill."
What's next:
The Senate is set to vote on the bills, including the one funding DHS, next week, with current funding expiring on Jan. 30.
The Source: Information in this article was taken from various social media posts. Background information was taken from previous FOX Television Station reportings, from The Associated Press and FOX 9 Minneapolis. This story was reported from Detroit.