{"id":2544507,"date":"2026-01-20T04:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-36\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T04:02:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T09:02:34","slug":"anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-36","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-36\/","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-36%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=2544507&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 sharply divided over funding Immigration and Customs enforcement (ICE), setting up a &#8220;harsh debate&#8221; in the Senate when the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill reaches that chamber. House Democrats pulled the DHS measure from a minibus after an ICE-related shooting in Minneapolis, and the Senate will need 60 votes to advance whatever bill emerges.<\/p>\n<p>Some Senate Democrats, including Ruben Gallego and Chris Murphy, are pushing to restrain ICE, while others oppose abolishing or defunding the agency and favor funding it. York argued most Americans support ICE&#8217;s role in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-18\/\" title=\"Anti-... rhetoric will see &#039;...&#039; in ...: ...\">apprehending criminal undocumented immigrants<\/a>, but there is disagreement over how to treat noncriminal undocumented peopel &#8211; a split he calls a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york\/\" title=\"Anti-... rhetoric will see &#039;...&#039; in ...: ...\">fundamental dividing line<\/a> in the party that could alarm moderates and independents.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy has wider political and security fallout: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged the president to withdraw immigration agents from major cities, the Pentagon has kept about 1,500 active-duty troops on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota, and local officials in Minneapolis have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/anti-ice-rhetoric-will-see-harsh-debate-in-upcoming-senate-vote-byron-york-3\/\" title=\"Anti-... rhetoric will see &#039;...&#039; in ...: ...\">urged calm amid protests<\/a> and disruptions, including temporary hotel closures.  <\/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 to face harsh debate over ICE funding<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2544508,"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":[538],"tags":[3896,8364,3813,3740],"class_list":["post-2544507","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-debate","tag-ice","tag-immigration","tag-senate"],"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\/2544507","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=2544507"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544507\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2544511,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2544507\/revisions\/2544511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2544508"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2544507"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2544507"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2544507"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}