{"id":2561354,"date":"2026-02-01T20:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-says-dramatic-reform-to-dhs-must-precede-shutdown-vote-3\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T20:56:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T01:56:13","slug":"jeffries-says-dramatic-reform-to-dhs-must-precede-shutdown-vote-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-says-dramatic-reform-to-dhs-must-precede-shutdown-vote-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries says &#8216;dramatic reform&#8217; to DHS must precede shutdown vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fjeffries-says-dramatic-reform-to-dhs-must-precede-shutdown-vote-3%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=2561354&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 the House should not approve DHS funding until the department is \u201cdramatically reformed.\u201d Speaking on ABC\u2019s This week amid a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nancy-pelosi-blames-president-trump-climate-change-for-migrant-surge\/\" title=\"Nancy Pelosi blames President Trump, \u2018climate change\u2019 for migrant surge\">partial government shutdown<\/a>, Jeffries praised the Senate\u2019s agreement on a two\u2011week stopgap for DHS and said the House\u2019s hold on the bill is a step in the right direction after two <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >fatal shootings involving federal immigration officers<\/a> in Minneapolis. He and Senate Democrats, he said, want reforms such as mandatory body cameras, removal of masks for agents, and strict requirement of judicial warrants before DHS or ICE agents enter homes or remove people from cars. Jeffries called for immediate action from the administration and said Democrats woudl discuss next steps with their caucus. Although DHS would continue operating (it was previously funded under President Trump\u2019s One Big Lovely Bill Act), the two\u2011week extension must pass the House \u2014 a vote that could prolong the shutdown. House Speaker Mike Johnson said he is confident a bill will pass the House soon, but his thin GOP majority would allow only one Republican defection.  <\/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 &lsquo;dramatic reform&rsquo; to DHS must precede vote to end shutdown<\/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_2489459\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) was adamant that the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dhs\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> will have to be &ldquo;dramatically reformed&rdquo; before the House passes funding for the agency.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries appeared on ABC News&rsquo;s <em>This Week<\/em> on Sunday, days after the start of a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4440057\/senate-passes-funding-deal-brief-shutdown\/\">partial government shutdown<\/a>. The appropriations bill for DHS was the only one that was not passed as is, with senators agreeing on a two-week stopgap funding the agency while negotiations about reform play out. According to Jeffries, the decision to hold on passing the House version of the bill&nbsp;was &ldquo;a meaningful step in the right direction&rdquo; after two fatal shootings involving federal immigration officers in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4442412\/johnson-confident-government-shutdown-ends-tuesday\/\">Johnson &#8216;confident&#8217; House will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-reach-1-5-trillion-spending-deal-to-avoid-government-shutdown-includes-13-6-billion-in-ukraine-aid\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Reach .5 Trillion Spending Deal to Avoid Government ..., Includes .6 ...ion in Ukraine Aid\">end government shutdown<\/a> by Tuesday<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4441784\/senate-pushed-dhs-funding-into-house-arms-whats-next\/\">The Senate pushed DHS funding into the House&rsquo;s arms. What&rsquo;s next?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4441455\/republicans-name-sanctuary-city-demands-fight-ice-conduct\/\">GOP zeroes in on &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-sends-house-spending-bill-as-government-shutdown-begins\/\" title=\"Senate sends ... spending ... as government ... begins\">sanctuary city&#8217; demands<\/a> in fight over ICE conduct<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ll meet later on this afternoon as a caucus to discuss what we believe is the best path. What is clear is that the Department of Homeland Security needs to be dramatically reformed,&rdquo; Jeffries said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We share that view as does leader Schumer and Senate Democrats in a variety of different ways,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Body cameras should be mandatory. Masks should come off. Judicial warrants should absolutely be required consistent with the Constitution in our view before DHS agents or ICE agents are breaking into the homes of the American people or ripping people out of their cars.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The two-week extension must pass the House, which could lead to a longer shutdown. ABC News host George Stephanopoulos asked Jeffries if he would vote for funding DHS before the reforms are negotiated.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;re going to have that conversation later on today and as we return to Washington. But the one thing that we&rsquo;ve said publicly is that we need a robust path toward dramatic reform,&rdquo; Jeffries said. &ldquo;The administration can&rsquo;t just talk the talk. They need to walk the walk. That should begin today, not in two weeks, today.&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=3353880&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=1a1555081652f0fad9f3b453bad61a35\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Still, whether the shutdown continues or not, it would not stop DHS from operating. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act already funded DHS with over $170 billion.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4441784\/senate-pushed-dhs-funding-into-house-arms-whats-next\/\"><strong>THE SENATE PUSHED DHS FUNDING INTO THE HOUSE&rsquo;S ARMS. WHAT&rsquo;S NEXT?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While Jeffries digs in on reform, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4442412\/johnson-confident-government-shutdown-ends-tuesday\/\">said<\/a> on Sunday he is &ldquo;confident&rdquo; a new bill will pass the House quickly. Johnson predicted the shutdown could end as soon as Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>In the House, the bill would only have to pass with a simple majority, though the GOP&rsquo;s is slim. Johnson can only afford to lose one Republican in a vote.<\/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>Jeffries: DHS must be reformed before funding vote<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2561355,"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\/02\/jeffries-dramatic-reform-dhs.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[546,33651],"tags":[48909,7492,39629,44871,50470],"class_list":["post-2561354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-federalist","category-the-western-journal","tag-congressional-reform","tag-dhs","tag-government-shutdown","tag-homeland-security","tag-jeffries-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/jeffries-dramatic-reform-dhs.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561354","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\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2561354"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561354\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2561358,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2561354\/revisions\/2561358"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2561355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2561354"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2561354"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2561354"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}