‘Doesn’t do enough’: House Democrats reject GOP deal on cutting ICE funding

A source familiar with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) thinking confirmed to the Washington Examiner that he will vote no on the bill but will vote yes on the three other appropriations bills involving defense, labor, transportation, and other related agencies. 

Democratic Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) is also planning to oppose the bill; other members of the Democratic leadership said they would as well unless Republicans agreed to more “substantive changes” to ICE.

“I imagine members will vote their districts, and they will judge the bill on the substance.… But our encouragement to our colleagues is that this bill doesn’t do enough,” said Aguilar. “We shared our feelings with the caucus. I look forward to the vote tomorrow.”

Aguilar added that it was