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With Congress passing a government spending bill that intensifies the existing battle over the Department of Homeland Security’s future, progressives are targeting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts with new legislation.
On Tuesday, Reps. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) and Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) urged fellow Democrats to support the Melt ICE Act. Unlike those in her party who want to amend Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Ramirez’s proposed legislation would essentially end immigrant detention and monitoring under DHS while returning taxpayer dollars to the communities impacted by ICE.
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