Schumer: "We will not give a blank check to Trump's lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms."

[Miles Archer]

Chuck Schumer

@SenSchumer
A 60 day CR that locks in the status quo is dead on arrival in the Senate, and Republicans know it.

We’ve been clear from day one: Democrats will fund critical Homeland Security functions—but we will not give a blank check to Trump’s lawless and deadly immigration militia without reforms.

Link to tweet

[MichMan]

1. Didn't ICE and CPB get $170 billion in funding last year?

It isn't like they will be forced to stop operating anytime soon since they are fully funded for a few years already.

[sop]

2. What kind of "reforms," Senator Schumer?

[bigtree]

3. I'd give it a minute. He indicated Democrats would make that decision together, as a caucus, as they always do

...but it's not really a mystery.

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) rejected the latest Republican offer Tuesday afternoon but suggested it could be improved through further negotiation.

He and other Democrats said the Republican offer they received earlier Tuesday fell short because it did not include Democrats’ demanded reforms to ICE and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), such as requiring federal immigration officers to obtain judicial warrants and prohibiting federal agents from wearing masks.

“We have to rein in ICE and stop the violence. We need reform,” Schumer said at a press conference after meeting with his Democratic colleagues at lunch. “Every one of my colleagues, every one, A, believes we should be unified, and, B, we need reforms of ICE — every single one.”

Schumer said Democrats would send a counteroffer.

“They sent us an offer, and we’ll be sending them an offer back, and I can assure you it will contain significant reform in it,” he said.

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5799214-dhs-funding-deal-senate-trump-schumer/

[wnylib]

5. The same reforms that Dems have been demanding

since Dem refusal to fund ICE. Those Dem demands have been public knowledge for several weeks.

[leftstreet]

4. ABOLISH ICE n/t

[Deuxcents]

6. Schumer is right..from day one, reforms for ICE have been the issue. We're not going to fund thugs

They need to display ID, take off the masks and put their body cameras on. Basic law enforcement 101.

[TommyT139]

7. "Lawless and deadly immigration militia"

That's a good description.