House Freedom Caucus leaders said they will take any necessary steps to make sure that funding for ICE stays within the Department of Homeland Security portion of the government funding package.
The conservative caucus sent a letter to President Trump Tuesday urging him to “ensure the Department of Homeland Security is fully funded along with all remaining appropriations bills — and not allow Democrats to strip its funding out to pass other appropriations separately.”
“We cannot support giving Democrats the ability to control the funding of our Department of Homeland Security,” the letter said.
Senate Democrats are digging in against funding DHS without adding measures to rein in the president’s deportation blitz, and threatening to force a partial government shutdown at midnight Friday.
The Freedom Caucus’ hardline conservatives also directed the president to “use all tools necessary” to stop any unrest in Minnesota, including using the Insurrection Act, adding that it’s been used 30 times in the country’s history.
“All Americans have the right to protest – including their right to speech and to bear arms consistent with our laws – but there is no right to thwart federal, state, or local law enforcement and the state of order among our citizens,” the letter said. “The coordinated effort to stop law enforcement by politicians in Minnesota and around the country has caused chaos, and led to the tragic deaths of two Americans in Minnesota. It must end.”
“We support you in standing up for the average hard-working American who wants to restore law and order, preserve our nation, defend common sense, and remove the millions of violent criminal illegal aliens endangering our communities,” the letter said.
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