DHS shutdown deadline looms as Democrats block ICE reforms

Senate Democrats blocked a continuing resolution to fund the Department of Homeland Security, demanding reforms to ICE enforcement operations following the Minneapolis killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. Democrats required provisions including a judicial warrant requirement before ICE could enter homes and a ban on agents wearing masks during arrests. Republicans rejected the ICE reform conditions, setting up a funding lapse with the DHS continuing resolution expiring February 14, 2026.