Democrats seek to rein in ICE, Noem after fatal Minneapolis shooting
by Mike Lillis and Rebecca Beitsch - 01/10/26 5:00 PM ET
The growing uproar over Wednesday’s fatal shooting by a U.S. immigration officer in Minneapolis is spreading quickly on Capitol Hill, where a chorus of Democrats in both chambers are launching a blitz of proposals to rein in President Trump’s surge of federal forces in blue regions around the country.
Democrats are pushing a wide range of responses, including efforts to suspend all Minnesota operations of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately; end qualified immunity for ICE officers more broadly; and call Kristi Noem, the head of the Homeland Security Department (DHS), to testify before Congress.
Still others want to go a long step further and impeach Noem, who has characterized the victim of the shooting, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good, as a domestic terrorist who sought to harm federal law enforcers in Minneapolis.
“The murder of Renee Macklin Good is a tragic episode in a story of harm and destruction orchestrated by Secretary Noem and ICE that must not be tolerated anywhere,” Rep. Sean Casten (D-Ill.) said Friday in a statement supporting her impeachment.
Democrats have few tools at their disposal, given their minority status in both chambers. But they’ve been encouraged by a series of recent victories on other hot-button issues — including an extension of ObamaCare subsidies and the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files — which required a buildup of public pressure to win bipartisan support. Some Democrats are ready to launch a similar full-court press in the effort to restrain ICE.
“You’ve got to take advantage of any leverage that you have,” Rep. Danny Davis (D-Ill.) said. “People are coming up with as many creative ideas in making use [of that leverage].”
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