The last government shutdown was historically long and happened just a few months ago. Now, we are staring down the possibility of another shutdown at the end of this month.
And because Democrats see everything as an opportunity to exercise power, no matter how badly it hurts the American people, they are already looking at how this situation could potentially benefit their party.
There is increasing speculation that they will use the upcoming shutdown to try to defund ICE.
Breitbart News reports:
Progressives Push Government Shutdown to Defund ICE After Minneapolis Shooting
Progressive Democrats are threatening to leverage the end-of-January government funding deadline to push restrictions on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), escalating tensions within their party following the fatal shooting of a woman who struck an ICE agent with her car in Minneapolis.
In response, a growing number of Democrats are demanding restrictions on ICE operations and are considering withholding support for Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding as the January 31 deadline approaches.
While House and Senate Democrat leaders attempted to focus attention on healthcare-related policy priorities, such as extending Affordable Care Act tax credits, a growing faction within the party is linking the DHS appropriations process to immigration enforcement changes. “Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn’t restrain the growing lawlessness of this agency,” remarked Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) in a post on X. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) also stated: “We can’t just keep authorizing money for these illegal killers. That’s what they are, this rogue force.”
Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-IL) expressed a similar view, emphasizing the end-of-month continuing resolution (CR) deadline as an opportunity to act: “Statements and letters are not enough, and the appropriations process and the CR expiring Jan. 31 is our opportunity.” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) told Axios that the ICE agent involved should be arrested, and called for opposition to the “hundreds of billions of dollars going to a lawless agency.”
Do not be surprised if they try to do this.
Unhinged Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal smears ICE agents — who are facing a 1,300% increase in assaults — with lies and threatens to defund them.
JAYAPAL: “We have to cut off the funding…” pic.twitter.com/H3Qzqgb5Vz
— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) January 9, 2026
Democrats do not want our immigration laws enforced. Their political power depends on illegals and fraud.
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