{"id":2552804,"date":"2026-01-26T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suozzi-walks-back-support-for-ice-funding-after-minnesota-shooting\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T13:28:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T18:28:47","slug":"suozzi-walks-back-support-for-ice-funding-after-minnesota-shooting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/suozzi-walks-back-support-for-ice-funding-after-minnesota-shooting\/","title":{"rendered":"Suozzi walks back support for ICE funding after Minnesota shooting"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fsuozzi-walks-back-support-for-ice-funding-after-minnesota-shooting%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=2552804&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>Rep. Tom suozzi (D-N.Y.), one of seven House Democrats who voted for the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, publicly reversed course and apologized after a fatal Minnesota shooting involving federal immigration agents. Suozzi said he \u201cfailed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum\u201d on ICE\u2019s conduct and acknowledged constituent anger,pledging to more clearly oppose ICE deployments in the state.The apology followed the death of Alex Pretti, an american who was shot during an encounter with Border Patrol agents while recording a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ice-doubles-down-with-massive-raid-in-la-over-mayor-bass-objections\/\" title=\"ICE Doubles Down with Massive Raid in LA Over Mayor Bass&#039; Objections\">federal immigration operation<\/a>; although an ICE officer was not blamed for that shooting, ICE has been under scrutiny after another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-arrests-two-men-for-placing-bomb-under-news-vehicle-in-utah\/\" title=\"FBI arrests two men for placing bomb under news vehicle in Utah\">recent fatal shooting<\/a> in Minneapolis. The DHS measure the House passed included Democratic wins such as a $115 million cut to ICE operations, a 5,500-bed reduction in detention capacity, and $20 million for ICE body cameras, but the votes have prompted backlash and calls for investigations. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and other Democrats have threatened to block must-pass funding bills unless DHS funding is removed or strict guardrails on ICE and Border Patrol are imposed, and some Republicans are also demanding an independent probe into the incident.  <\/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\">&lsquo;I failed&rsquo;: Tom Suozzi walks back support for ICE funding after Minnesota shooting<\/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_2484458\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tom-suozzi\/\">Tom Suozzi<\/a> (D-NY), one of seven House Democrats to vote in favor of funding the Department of Homeland Security last week, walked back his support on Monday in the wake of another <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fatal immigration official-involved shooting<\/a> in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Suozzi, who represents a suburban district that President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donal-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> won in 2024, said at the time of the vote that he did not take into account the anger of his constituents and needed to do a better job of showing his opposition to the deployment of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ICE\/\">Immigration and Customs Enforcement<\/a> in Minnesota.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4433223\/trump-doj-investigation-ilhan-omar-questions-wealth\/\">Trump announces DOJ investigation into Ilhan Omar amid questions over wealth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4432964\/trump-gop-pushback-ice-fatal-shooting-minneapolis\/\">Hill Republicans raise concern over second fatal shooting in Minneapolis: &lsquo;Disturbing&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4432758\/maxwell-frost-punched-trump-deport\/\">Rep. Maxwell Frost says he was punched in face after being told Trump would deport him<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis,&rdquo; the New York Democrat said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average ... Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media post<\/a>. &ldquo;I hear the anger from my constituents, and I take responsibility for that. I have long been critical of ICE&rsquo;s unlawful behavior and I must do a better job demonstrating that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Suozzi&rsquo;s apology came after the death of Alex Pretti, an American citizen, in Minneapolis on Saturday. Pretti was fatally shot during an altercation with Border Patrol agents. At the time of the incident, Pretti was recording a federal immigration operation and intervened before being taken to the ground by agents and shot. <\/p>\n<p>Although an ICE officer was not responsible for Pretti&rsquo;s shooting, the agency has been the face of the immigration raids in Minnesota, especially after an ICE officer fatally shot another American citizen, Renee Good, earlier this month. <\/p>\n<p>The incidents have put new scrutiny on the DHS funding bill Suozzi supported last week.<\/p>\n<p>Six of the 12 appropriations bills have been signed into law by Trump. The House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4430090\/final-four-government-funding-bills-pass-house\/\">passed<\/a> the DHS funding bill and three others last week, with the Senate planning to package them together with two others passed earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats secured a $115 million reduction in funding for ICE operations in the DHS funding bill. GOP appropriators also agreed to reduce the number of detention beds in migrant holding facilities by 5,500 and earmark $20 million to equip ICE officers with body cameras.<\/p>\n<p>While some Democrats, such as Suozzi, have since distanced themselves from their support, others have defended voting for the DHS bill.<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) said he backed the legislation &ldquo;not to fund ICE&rdquo; but to fund other agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Coast Guard. In a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepGonzalez\/status\/2015795510762787001\">video<\/a>, he also asked for an investigation into the recent ICE incidents.<\/p>\n<p>The shootings in Minnesota have enraged Democrats. Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) has threatened to derail several must-pass government funding bills ahead of Jan. 30 unless Republicans agree to strip out funding for DHS and impose guardrails on ICE and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/border-patrol\/\">Border Patrol<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to proceed to the appropriations bill if the DHS funding bill is included,&rdquo; said Schumer. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4432964\/trump-gop-pushback-ice-fatal-shooting-minneapolis\/\"><strong>HILL REPUBLICANS RAISE CONCERN OVER SECOND FATAL SHOOTING IN MINNEAPOLIS: &lsquo;DISTURBING&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several centrist Senate Democrats, including some who voted to end the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\">government shutdown<\/a> in November 2025, have already come out against keeping the government open if DHS funding is included.<\/p>\n<p>Pretti&rsquo;s shooting has also drawn criticism and concern from a handful of congressional Republicans, all of whom are calling for an independent investigation into the incident.<\/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>Suozzi retracts ICE funding support after shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2648,"featured_media":2552805,"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\/2025\/07\/tom_suozzi.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[71567,57327,71955],"class_list":["post-2552804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-ice-funding","tag-minnesota-shooting","tag-tom-suozzi"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tom_suozzi.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552804","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\/2648"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2552804"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2552808,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2552804\/revisions\/2552808"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2552805"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2552804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2552804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2552804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}