Democrats' 10 demands to rein in ICE - the full list of proposed reforms

[ancianita]

Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, and his House counterpart, Hakeem Jeffries, wrote on Wednesday night in a letter issuing 10 formal demands to GOP leadership in order to avert a 13 February lapse in funding for the department, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the US Border Patrol...

The full list of Democrats’ demands is as follows:


1. Targeted enforcement

2. No masks

3. Require ID

4. Protect sensitive locations

5. Stop racial profiling

6. Uphold use-of-force standards

7. Ensure state and local coordination and oversight

8. Build safeguards into the system

9. Body cameras for accountability, not tracking

10. No paramilitary police

Detailed explanation of the above is here:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/05/democrats-ice-reforms-funding-bill

[crimycarny]

1. I really feel the "no masks" will help rein in some of the other items

The use of force abuses is possible largely due to agents being able to hide their identities. I hope the Dems hold firm on this AND that it can be enforced.

[Scrivener7]

2. That's great. And hopefully they will build in means to enforce these reforms into the bill.

Clawing back a big chunk of that ridiculous budget would be good too.

[Cattledog]

3. Looks like the masks demand being whittled away.

The Democrats are folding on their demand that federal agents stop covering their faces with masks while making arrests.

After demanding ICE and other federal agents be banned from wearing face coverings, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer decided to fight for less, adding caveats and loopholes to their mask stances during a press conference on Wednesday.

https://newrepublic.com/post/206197/schumer-jeffries-begin-cave-simplest-ice-demand

[W_HAMILTON]

6. The article the OP posted is more recent and from a reputable and unbiased news outlet.

[BaronChocula]

12. I think the take in that New Republic article was a little dramatic

There are almost always extenuating circumstances. The author asks:

In what “extraordinary and unusual circumstances” would these masked militiamen be justified in hiding their identities? ...

You can look it up pretty easily. California passed a law at the beginning of the year banning feds from wearing masks "with exceptions for undercover work, safety equipment, and medical masks."

Jeffries and Schumer didn't delineate, but the writer of the article did the leaders' position no justice. Just more kneejerkism

[mdbl]

7. Let's hope that's not the case.

[pandr32]

4. Add another...

Criminal and background screening to eliminate thugs.

[Auggie]

9. +1,000,000

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Senate and House Democrats have just released their demanded changes to rein in ICE.

Keeping ICE from polling places is in this plan

Link to tweet

[MacKasey]

8. Number 11 Kristi Noem cannot wear a cowboy hat

Sarcasm

[Seeking Serenity]

10. Why isn't a ban on deporting people on that list of demands?

I want that on the list of demands!

[FadedMullet]

11. How about stringent background checks, mental health exams and rigorous training for agents, rather than just hiring...

....a bunch of proud boys and reject police officers.