{"id":2544402,"date":"2026-01-20T02:14:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:14:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-30\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T02:16:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T07:16:31","slug":"anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-ICE rhetoric will see &#8216;harsh debate&#8217; in upcoming Senate vote: Byron York"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fanti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-30%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2544402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Byron York says Democrats are split over funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement, setting up a &#8220;harsh&#8221; Senate debate when a Department of Homeland Security funding bill reaches the floor. The dispute intensified after an ICE shooting in Minneapolis led House Democrats to remove DHS funding from a minibus; some Senate Democrats, including sen. Chris murphy and Sen. Ruben Gallego, have called for restraints on the agency. York predicts moast Americans back ICE&#8217;s role in <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >apprehending criminal undocumented immigrants<\/a>, but Democrats disagree about how to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-16\/\" title=\"... will see &#039;... debate&#039; in ...: ...\">treat noncriminal undocumented people-<\/a>some pushing to abolish ICE, others to fund it-creating a key partisan and intra-party fight that could sway moderates and independents. Meanwhile, Chuck Schumer urged President Trump to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-5\/\" title=\"... will see &#039;... debate&#039; in ...: ...\">pull immigration agents<\/a> from major cities, the Pentagon put about 1,500 troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota, and local officials in minneapolis said they would not escalate tensions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Anti-ICE rhetoric will see &lsquo;harsh debate&rsquo; in upcoming Senate vote: Byron York<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2477849\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em>Washington<\/em> <em>Examiner<\/em> chief political correspondent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/byron-york\/\">Byron York<\/a> said there is &ldquo;division&rdquo; within the Democratic Party over the funding of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>House Democrats asked that a bill <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4417177\/homeland-security-funding-frozen-ice-democrats-guardrails\/\">to fund the Department of Homeland Security be removed from a &ldquo;minibus&rdquo;<\/a> after the ICE shooting in Minneapolis this month. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4419139\/house-passes-two-funding-bills-homeland-security-remains-flux\/\">As the Senate waits for the bill to fund DHS<\/a>, Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) said Sunday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4423259\/ruben-gallego-ice-torn-down-minneapolis\/\">he is speaking with Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT)<\/a>, who wrote on X that Senate Democrats cannot vote for a DHS budget that doesn&rsquo;t &ldquo;restrain&rdquo; the agency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4424374\/congress-urged-stop-madness-trump-greenland-obsession\/\">Congress urged to stop &lsquo;madness&rsquo; of Trump&#8217;s Greenland obsession<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4424416\/william-shatner-backs-stephen-miller-star-trek-criticism-ready-assume-command\/\">William Shatner backs Stephen Miller&#8217;s Star Trek criticism: &#8216;Ready to assume command&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4423991\/paxton-legal-opinion-dei-texas-unconstitutional\/\">Paxton issues legal opinion to declare DEI &#8216;frameworks&#8217; in Texas unconstitutional<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>York said that this DHS bill, should it get to the Senate, will require the necessary 60 votes to pass, ahead of which there will be a &ldquo;real harsh debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Because I think most people would agree that the American people support the work of ICE in rounding up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-first-detention-facility-for-immigrant-border-crossers-opens-critics-mock-change-in-coverage-now-that-a-democrat-is-in-office\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s First Detention Facility For Immigrant Border Crossers Opens, Critics Mock Change In Coverage Now That A Democrat Is In Off...\">criminal illegal aliens<\/a>,&rdquo; York said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>America Reports<\/em> Monday. &ldquo;On that other issue that I was talking about, people who are in the United States illegally but have not committed additional crimes, there is some disagreement on that, and I think it&rsquo;s going to play out in the Senate debate over this.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3330618&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=3e3d3e3b8eb62d22adf757c40684e9ab\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>York also said the split among Democrats regarding ICE is the &ldquo;fundamental dividing line,&rdquo; predicting some Democrats will look to &ldquo;abolish&rdquo; the agency while others will seek to fund it. He said that the latter group will provide &ldquo;enough&rdquo; votes, combined with all Republicans, to advance the funding to the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>York added that the Democrats are vehemently opposed to ICE &ldquo;scares&rdquo; moderates within the party who are concerned about this mindset pushing away independent voters.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4424458\/minnesota-hotels-shut-down-ice-protests\/\"><strong>MINNESOTA HOTELS SHUT DOWN AMID ICE PROTESTS OVER &lsquo;HEIGHTENED PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERNS&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) asked President Donald Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4421236\/schumer-presses-trump-ice-white-house-meeting\/\">to withdraw immigration agents<\/a> from major cities during a visit to the White House on Thursday. Schumer told the president that the ICE raids are &ldquo;dangerous and putting more people at risk.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Pentagon has ordered roughly <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4423687\/pentagon-orders-1500-active-duty-troops-prepare-minnesota-deployment\/\">1,500 active-duty troops to remain on standby<\/a> for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the state where the ICE shooting occurred in Minneapolis. Jacob Frey, the city&rsquo;s mayor, said Sunday that <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4423222\/minneapolis-jacob-frey-trump-bait-ice\/\">the city will not &ldquo;take the bait&rdquo;<\/a> and counter Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;chaos with our own brand of chaos here.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate set for tough debate over anti-ICE rhetoric<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2544403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25342664308164-1-e1768856935212.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[37928,8364,36382,37043,45632],"class_list":["post-2544402","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-byron-york","tag-ice","tag-immigration-policy","tag-political-debate","tag-senate-vote"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP25342664308164-1-e1768856935212.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544402","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2544402"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544402\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544406,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544402\/revisions\/2544406"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2544402"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2544402"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2544402"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}