Democrats draw red line on new ICE guardrails: ‘Fix should come from Congress’

Negotiations to avert a partial government shutdown are being complicated by Democratic demands that any changes to Immigration and Customs Enforcement policy be written into law by Congress.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) drew the red line on Tuesday as he called for immigration agents to leave Minneapolis after the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti over the weekend. 

The White House has expressed openness to a compromise with the Democrats, who are holding up a government funding bill over the shooting. But Democrats argue that President Donald Trump cannot be trusted to follow through on any agreement, accusing officials of lying about the circumstances of Pretti’s death.

“The fix should come from Congress,” Schumer said in a floor speech. “The public can’t trust the administration to do the