{"id":2565288,"date":"2026-02-06T01:18:04","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it-39\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T01:20:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T06:20:57","slug":"deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it-39","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it-39\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Let Dems Make Deporting Illegal Aliens Complicated"},"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\">16<\/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%2Fdeporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it-39%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=2565288&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>an op-ed in The Federalist argues that Democratic leaders\u2019 recent push for more DHS funding would actually obstruct deportations by demanding a package of reforms that overcomplicate immigration enforcement. The piece frames the open letter from Senate minority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as a strategy too \u201ccome together\u201d on \u201ccommon sense reforms\u201d to ICE before agreeing to more funding, while portraying Democrats as dishonest about helping working families.<\/p>\n<p>key points:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The open letter lists ten items the Democrats say are needed to strike a deal on DHS funding, including assurances that federal immigration agents should not contribute to \u201cchaos in our cities,\u201d and that funding should come with reforms.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The author argues several proposals would impede deportations, starting with a demand that ICE verify a person is not a U.S. citizen before detaining them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Other demands include requiring immediate access to an attorney for detainees and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >limiting endless judicial appeals<\/a>, which the piece says would slow or block removals.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Additional items call for ICE to stop wearing masks and to avoid operations near so-called sensitive locations, such as election centers and courthouses\u2014measures the article views as hindering enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The piece acknowledges that a couple of proposals (e.g., <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/susan-collins-urges-pause-on-sending-ice-to-maine-and-minnesota\/\" title=\"Susan Collins urges pause on sending ICE to Maine and Minnesota\">body camera requirements<\/a>) aren\u2019t unreasonable, but contends the bulk are designed to prevent deportations.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The author contends Democrats are not serious about deportations and accuses them of using open-border policies that are harmful to working families,citing a supposed \u201cdefault position\u201d of pretending to support deportations while complicating the process.<\/p>\n<p>Author and context:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Eddie Scarry, a DC columnist for The Federalist, provides the analysis and includes his stance against the Democratic approach, along with a brief author bio and related immigration-tag links.  <\/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<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/us_icegov\/54976776622\/\" target=\"_blank\">ICE\/Flickr<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/05\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Deporting%20Illegal%20Aliens%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Complicated.%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Let%20Democrats%20Complicate%20It&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/05\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Deporting%20Illegal%20Aliens%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Complicated.%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Let%20Democrats%20Complicate%20It&amp;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/05\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\" https:><\/path><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/05\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">       <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Deporting%20Illegal%20Aliens%20Isn%E2%80%99t%20Complicated.%20Don%E2%80%99t%20Let%20Democrats%20Complicate%20It&amp;body=%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/02\/05\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it\/\" target=\"_blank\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &amp; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>It&rsquo;s useful, if unserious, for congressional Democrat leaders this week to have issued a list of demands in exchange for votes to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it-3\/\" title=\"Don&#039;t Let Dems Make Deporting Illegal Aliens Complicated\">oversees immigration law enforcement<\/a>. The administration should see it as a reminder that the <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2026\/01\/21\/democrats-created-an-unconstrained-immigration-problem-it-requires-an-unconstrained-solution\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">default position<\/a> of Democrats is &ldquo;pretend to support deporting illegal aliens while overcomplicating the process so as to render it impossible.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, both of New York, published the demands in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.democrats.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/leaders_jeffries_and_schumer_to_speaker_johnson_and_leader_thune_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">open letter<\/a> on Wednesday, detailing 10 things they say are needed to strike a deal on more DHS funding. &ldquo;Federal immigration agents cannot continue to cause chaos in our cities,&rdquo; the letter said, &ldquo;while using taxpayer money that should be used to make life more affordable for working families.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2 d-flex justify-content-center\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-1717776541\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1463670073398-0\" class=\"mb-30\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>That line right there alone exposes Democrats as dishonest. They have no interest in &ldquo;working families,&rdquo; as literally every policy they champion, including open borders, is catastrophic for all of them. In any event, they went on to write that it was &ldquo;critical&rdquo; to &ldquo;come together&rdquo; for the purpose of agreeing on &ldquo;common sense reforms&rdquo; to ICE before Democrats would consent to more funding. <\/p>\n<p>Admittedly, among the 10 proposals, a couple aren&rsquo;t unreasonable, even if Democrats would surely poison-pill whatever legislation attempted to include them. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it\/\" title=\"Don&#039;t Let Dems Make Deporting Illegal Aliens Complicated\">demands include body camera requirements<\/a>, for example, which the administration has already initiated. But the bulk of them are explicitly intended to prevent as many illegal alien deportations as possible, starting with the first one, which insists that ICE agents &ldquo;require verification that a person is not a U.S. citizen before holding them in immigration detention.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Agents already ask for proof of legal residency before making arrests of unknown subjects &mdash; something Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/us-news\/ice-approaching-people-minneapolis-demanding-proof-citizenship-rcna254247\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">oppose<\/a>! Relatedly, another one of the demands is for ICE detention centers to &ldquo;require immediate access to a person&rsquo;s attorney.&rdquo; Both ultimatums serve to reinforce Democrats&rsquo; favorite method of blocking deportations: <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2025\/06\/04\/turn-this-new-york-times-immigration-story-inside-out-and-its-perfect\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">endless judicial appeals<\/a>. Behind every illegal alien&rsquo;s judicial appeal is an army of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deporting-illegal-aliens-isnt-complicated-dont-let-democrats-complicate-it-2\/\" title=\"Don&#039;t Let Dems Make Deporting Illegal Aliens Complicated\">pro bono lawyers funded<\/a> by left-wing nonprofits whose sole purpose for existing is to keep as many foreigners in the U.S. as possible.<\/p>\n<p>Also on the Democrat wish list are imperatives that ICE agents cease wearing masks and be forbidden from conducting operations near &ldquo;sensitive locations,&rdquo; including election centers &mdash;&nbsp;weird, I wonder why! &mdash;&nbsp;and courthouses. Both of those should be non-starters for any Republican in Congress with two brain cells.<\/p>\n<p>The masks are only necessary because Democrat activists have made a sport out of hunting down ICE agents to harass and assault them in the streets and at their homes. Forcing their removal would only serve to make that easier. And the suggestion that law enforcement be forbidden from public legal facilities is preposterous. If an illegal alien can&rsquo;t be immediately detained following a final court order for removal, there is no point to any of this.<\/p>\n<p>But, of course, there is no point to any of this. Democrats aren&rsquo;t serious about supporting any deportations.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of &#8220;<a href=\"\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0FR8XCMYC\">Traitors: The Democrat Party&rsquo;s Collapse into Anti-American Filth<\/a>.&#8221;<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Eddie Scarry<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-twitter label-sm d-flex align-items-center mt-10\">             <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter me-5\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>             <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Visit on Twitter<\/span>            <a 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