Senate Democrat says Congress should fund 4 agencies under DHS, continue 'reform discussion' for ICE and CBP [View all]

Source: The Hill

03/08/26 4:06 PM ET


Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) on Sunday said Democrats want to fund several agencies housed under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) with the exception of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).

“​​Let’s just pass those funding bills. Let’s confine the ICE and CBP reform discussion just to those two agencies and fund the others. Thus far, Republicans have blocked those efforts. We want to fund TSA [Transportation Security Administration], FEMA [Federal Emergency Management Agency], Coast Guard and CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency],” Kaine said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”

“We want to fund those agencies. And we have a funding agreement that’s already been negotiated between both parties and both houses. So, let’s do that,” he added. Democrats have railed against immigration operations nationwide following the death of two U.S. citizens at the hands of federal immigration authorities.

Multiple lawmakers had called for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to be removed as a conditional factor to approve DHS funding. Noem was removed from her post by President Trump on Thursday, which earned applause from both Republican and Democratic lawmakers. However, Democrats say additional changes needed to be made, including requiring a judicial warrant for immigration operations, removing masks from federal immigration authorities and requiring body cameras.

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