Democrats threaten to withhold funding after ICE killing in Minneapolis
by Lauren Gambino from US news | The Guardian on (#72PQY)
Lawmakers issue warning about homeland security budget after shooting death by federal agent of Renee Nicole Good
A day after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a 37-year-old US citizen in Minneapolis, Democrats on Capitol Hill are demanding restraints on the agency Donald Trump has empowered to carry out his mass deportation campaign - and some are threatening to use the next funding deadline to force those changes.
Democrats sharply condemned the Trump administration over the killing of Renee Nicole Good, demanding accountability after the president; JD Vancethe vice-president; and the secretary of homeland security, Kristi Noem repeatedly claimed that the officer acted in self-defense".
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