{"id":2557174,"date":"2026-01-29T15:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-funding-wont-move-forward-until-drastic-change-in-dhs-bill\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T15:40:27","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T20:40:27","slug":"jeffries-funding-wont-move-forward-until-drastic-change-in-dhs-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-funding-wont-move-forward-until-drastic-change-in-dhs-bill\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries: Funding won&#8217;t move forward until &#8216;drastic change&#8217; in DHS bill"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fjeffries-funding-wont-move-forward-until-drastic-change-in-dhs-bill%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=2557174&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>house Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said appropriations bills tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection will not move forward untill there is a \u201cdramatic change\u201d in Department of Homeland Security practices, citing recent clashes between protesters and immigration officers that resulted in fatal shootings. Senate negotiators are trying to strip the DHS bill from a six-bill minibus so five bipartisan funding bills can pass and avoid a government shutdown; lawmakers are also considering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-passes-stop-gap-bill-funding-government-through-february\/\" title=\"House Passes Stop-Gap Bill Funding ... Through February\">short-term continuing resolution<\/a> to allow more talks. Democrats are united in opposing DHS funding, including centrists who previously helped reopen the government, and many are calling for Kristi Noem to be removed from her role; rep. Robin Kelly\u2019s impeachment articles already have over 160 co-sponsors. Jeffries criticized Stephen Miller as the architect of the governance\u2019s immigration policies and said Democrats want concrete behavioral change, not just a change in tone, while stopping short of saying whether he would sign the impeachment resolution.  <\/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\">Jeffries says funding bills won&rsquo;t move forward until there is &lsquo;dramatic change&rsquo; in ICE funding<\/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_2488263\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) said appropriations bills will not move forward until there is a drastic shift in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a>&lsquo;s immigration operations.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Dramatic change is needed within the Department of Homeland Security before any appropriations bill related to [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and [Customs and Border Protection] proceeds,&rdquo; Jeffries said at his press conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4438800\/house-republicans-election-reform-package-2026-midterms\/\">House Republicans roll out <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >election reform package ahead<\/a> of 2026 midterms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4438379\/house-democrats-push-noem-impeachment-aversion-oust-trump\/\">Nearly 160 House Democrats want to impeach Noem but won&rsquo;t bite on Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4436983\/red-line-republican-fight-brews-push-give-illegal-immigrants-legal-status\/\">&#8216;Red line&#8217;: Republican fight brews over push to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-fight-brews-over-push-to-give-illegal-immigrants-legal-status\/\" title=\"...ublican fight brews over push to give illegal immigrants legal status\">give illegal immigrants legal status<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>This is the latest instance of Democrats putting their foot down over <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> funding after clashes between protesters and immigration officers resulted in fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Over in the Senate, Democrats are negotiating with Republicans and the White House on a way to take the DHS bill out of a six-bill minibus so the remaining five bipartisan bills can pass the upper chamber and be signed into law by President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers are hoping to avoid another <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\">government shutdown<\/a>, coming just a few months after the record-breaking shutdown that lasted for 43 days. If a shutdown did occur, it would be a partial one, given that six of the 12 government funding bills have already been signed into law. <\/p>\n<p>Democrats are united on opposing DHS funding, with centrist senators who voted to reopen the government last fall coming out against the legislation. Leadership on both sides of the aisle is weighing a short-term continuing resolution to allow for more negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>House and Senate Democrats being on the same page is a change from March 2025, when Senate Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/chuck-schumer\/\">Chuck Schumer<\/a> (D-NY) helped Republicans break the filibuster on funding bills despite strong opposition from House Democrats. Schumer&rsquo;s actions led to progressive House members calling for new leadership and even pushing Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez\/\">Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/a> (D-NY) to primary him in 2028.<\/p>\n<p>Democrats have also ramped up calls for Homeland Security Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kristi-noem\/\">Kristi Noem<\/a> to resign, with House Democratic leadership stating this week that if Noem does not get fired or step down, they will commence impeachment proceedings.<\/p>\n<p>Impeachment articles led by Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) already have over 160 co-sponsors. Jeffries dodged whether he and other members of the leadership team would sign the resolution.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think House Democratic leaders have made clear our position. The statement speaks for itself: If Kristi Noem is not fired immediately, impeachment proceedings will commence,&rdquo; he said, adding that Democrats don&rsquo;t want a &ldquo;show vote, we want a successful vote.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4438379\/house-democrats-push-noem-impeachment-aversion-oust-trump\/\"><strong>NEARLY 160 HOUSE DEMOCRATS WANT TO IMPEACH NOEM BUT WON&rsquo;T BITE ON TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon &#039;Abuse of Power&#039;\">minority leader<\/a> said Noem needs to be &ldquo;put on ice immediately&rdquo; and also took shots at Stephen Miller, Trump&rsquo;s political adviser serving as White House deputy chief of staff for policy and homeland security adviser.<\/p>\n<p>Noem has &ldquo;got to go,&rdquo; Jeffries said. &ldquo;And by the way, she&rsquo;s not the only one. Stephen Miller is the architect of Donald Trump&rsquo;s toxic immigration policies. &hellip; He&rsquo;s a malignant, unelected interloper. He needs to go, as well. &hellip; We&rsquo;re not interested in a change in tone. 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