Jeffries says funding bills won’t move forward until there is ‘dramatic change’ in ICE funding

Published January 29, 2026 2:40pm ET



House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said appropriations bills will not move forward until there is a drastic shift in the Trump administration‘s immigration operations.

“Dramatic change is needed within the Department of Homeland Security before any appropriations bill related to [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and [Customs and Border Protection] proceeds,” Jeffries said at his press conference on Thursday.

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