Democrats Try to Dodge ICE Fight Like It’s a Meltdown Minute Challenge
KEY POINTS
- •Senate Democrats met privately this week to strategize pushing back GOP attempts to link ICE funding with immigration policy disputes.
- •Following public backlash from Minnesota killings, Democratic leaders like Sen. Brian Schatz urged ICE to operate like other federal law enforcement agencies.
- •Republicans promised Senate votes on the SAVE Act and sanctuary city legislation in exchange for supporting government funding, while accusing Dems of political fear.
In a drama hotter than a Minnesota July, Senate Democrats led by Chuck Schumer are desperately dodging ICE fights as if they’re dodgeballs in dodgeball—thanks, GOP pushing ICE funding tied to immigration culture wars like the SAVE Act and sanctuary cities. After Kamala Harris lost the 2024 border popularity contest bigger than a TikTok dance challenge, Dems now want to keep ICE debates strictly 'law and order,' not immigration reform. Freshman Sen. Andy Kim broke hearts talking about American citizens killed by federal agents (Minnesota’s Renee Good and Alex Pretti stirring the pot). Meanwhile, Sen. Lindsey Graham is hyping Senate votes on sanctuary cities like a reality show cliffhanger, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune slammed Dems for being 'afraid of their shadows,' proving politics sometimes repeats high school drama better than reruns.
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Democrats treating ICE like hot potato while Republicans throw points on sanctuary cities and SAVE Act like they’re playing political bingo. No reform, just panic and ‘afraid of their shadows’ catchphrases all around.
Schumer’s Senate coup: pretend ICE is just another cop agency while Republicans whip out bills like cosplay props at a political convention.
If dodging ICE fights was an Olympic sport, Dems would have gold, silver, and bronze by now—shame the American public isn’t scoring this game.
Source: Axios | Published: 2/5/2026 | Author: Stephen Neukam
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