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House Advances DHS Funding Bill With 7 Democrats Breaking Party Line On ICE

A small but pivotal bloc of House Democrats broke with Hakeem Jeffries on Thursday and joined Republicans to pass a DHS funding bill that keeps ICE fully funded — even as many Democrats demanded tighter controls on the agency after the fatal shooting of Renée Good in Minneapolis and a wave of viral arrest footage.

The vote sends the broader government funding package to the Senate as Washington scrambles to avoid a shutdown.

The seven Democrats who sided with Republicans:

• Henry Cuellar (Texas)
• Don Davis (North Carolina)
• Laura Gillen (New York)
• Vicente Gonzalez (Texas)
• Jared Golden (Maine)
• Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Washington)
• Tom Suozzi (New York)

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) was the only Republican to oppose the measure.

Progressives and immigration-rights groups are furious, arguing Democrats had a rare chance to use funding leverage to force accountability — and failed.

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