Posted on 07/07/2025 1:10:15 PM PDT by Red Badger
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Monday did not rule out the possibility of supporting the Democrat Party’s calls to defund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in retaliation to President Donald Trump’s mass deportations.
Many House Democrats have floated the idea of using the appropriations process to defund parts of ICE and make major changes to the agency if they reclaim the House after the 2026 midterm elections. Jeffries told “The View” that the House needs to take “aggressive” steps to interfere with Trump’s efforts to deport illegal immigrants who have committed egregious crimes and accused the administration of targeting non-criminals.
“Some Democrats amid the criticisms of ICE right now due to these ICE raids have started calling for defunding ICE. Do you think that’s effective going into the midterms and do you support those calls?” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin asked. (RELATED: Hakeem Jeffries’ Last-Minute Ploy To Stall Trump Megabill Literally Put Dems To Sleep)
“We need aggressive oversight as it relates to the overly aggressive behavior that we’ve seen,” Jeffries said. “From ICE, to the Department of Homeland Security. It’s not what the American people actually, in my view, voted for. Donald Trump and Republicans promised to go after violent felons. But instead, they’re going after law abiding immigrant families. And in fact, in some cases, deporting American citizens and children. Some with cancer. And America is better than this and that’s the reality.”
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Since Trump will be in office until 2029, he would have the power to veto congressional Democrats’ attempts to slash funding for ICE.
The Democrat leader referred to the misleading reports that the administration deported American citizen children born to illegal immigrant mothers. In April, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) deported illegal immigrant mothers who decided to take their seven, four and two-year-old children, who were U.S. citizens, along with them.
Trump signed the “big, beautiful bill” into law on Friday, which provided $100 billion to border security. The funding includes $46.5 billion to complete the construction of the border wall, $45 billion to expand detention capacity and $30 billion for hiring and training new ICE agents.
Jeffries gave an 8-hour-long “magic minute” speech on the House floor Thursday to delay a vote on the bill, which he called a “disgusting abomination” and a “GOP tax scam.” He warned that the passage of the legislation would cause “tens of thousands” of Americans to die because of its changes to Medicaid, which imposed work requirements on able-bodied adults younger than 65 and limited state provider taxes.
The political left’s staunch opposition to ICE has led to concerns about agents’ safety. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated on June 20 that ICE agents were facing a 500% increase in assaults while carrying out their duties, and families have been doxed and targeted. Joshua Aaron, who describes himself as a “proud Antifa” on social media, told CNN that he created an app to act as an “early warning system” to help people avoid ICE operations, which border czar Tom Homan said is an endangerment to agents.
An active shooter with a rifle and tactical gear shot at Border Patrol agents at an annex facility in Texas on Monday, leading to the injury of one officer.
Sure, lets do that and run on allowing illegals and terrorist to stay in the country. Of course Reps are spineless and probably wouldn’t have to stones to take that stance.
Yep while not defunded ICE was essentially neutered during the 4 years of the Brandon installation. It was a very big reason Trump returned to office.
Hakeem wants to watch his mouth or he will see the inside of a jail cell after a perp walk.
Inciting violence against ICE officers will result in prosecution, and it won’t matter a fig who you are. Tom Holman has been given the go ahead after what happened in McAllen Texas today.
And its a felony charge.
>Hakeem wants to watch his mouth or he will see the inside of a jail cell after a perp walk.
Maybe even a shank, or 20
Do it!!!
Is he sitting on the fence, awaiting AOC next step-on-it?
When will the Democrats learn that the majority of Americans don’t want illegal immigrants here. And there’s a number of lying Democrats who say they want illegals here, but when illegals show up and ask for sanctuary in their homes, they show their word is worth nothing. Not one offered to house them, even for one night. Liars, all of them.
The Stupid Party should refer to the Democrat party as The Crime Party. Their three pillars are Rape, Murder, Theft.
Hak’em may be a stooge for Soros.
Can hardly wait to see Hakeem charged with a felony. Perp walk would have great visuals that MSNBCCNNABC and SeeBS would ignore. Watch it on X and Fox News.
Put this guy on suicide watch. He’s trying to kill his political prospects
Call all you want; even rinos aren’t stupid enough to do that.
Trump would simply veto it. This is just BS posturing.
Democrats don’t CARE what Americans want.
They just don't get it. That is exactly what Americans voted for, including non-criminal types.
Will a district judge stop any defunding democrats call for?
But let them. We all know whose side the democrats are on. Pedos, perverts, drug dealers, sex traffickers, groomers, trannies, murderers, etc...
The trick is the politicians, judges, council-critters, etc. have to have their name on their sanctuary legislation. Or, they can just talk the talk and the 1st Amendment will protect them. There are plenty out there who have signed on.
Ship them all to his house and tell him their food, clothing and shelter needs are all on him — and no taxpayer funding.
Oh and what crimes they commit is on him as well.
Wouldn’t that be a hoot?
Yeahbut, I voted for that.
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