Chuck Schumer Better Not Cave On DHS Funding … from Crooks & Liars John Amato

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is in the crosshairs once again as DHS funding is up next in the Senate to avert a government shutdown.

Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats have released three major demands they want before they vote on the funding bills.

The three demands are reasonable by any standard, but they already part of ICE and CBP standards. So, why only three demands?

We have seen repeatedly how the Trump administration does not follow the rule of law. ICE has already violated dozens of court orders in Minnesota alone.

“ICE is not a law unto itself,” Schiltz said in a four-page order.

How will the Democrats get Republicans to enforce these rules?

Schumer wants to rein in ICE by ending the roving patrols, forcing accountability, removing masks and making sure body cams are turned on.

But how does he enforce this? Tom Homan can easily defend sending in scores of ICE agents to any city by claiming they are combating protesters, faux paid agitators and defending the safety of the agents.

For Item 2, the Supreme Court, lead by Brett Kavanaugh already gave ICE agents incredible latitude to do whatever the fuck they want.

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