Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Senate Republicans over the past hour ending at 9:15 p.m. UTC on Jan. 25, 2026, to separate the Department of Homeland Security funding bill from the other five spending bills so it can be rewritten, according to an X post by Politico reporter Andrew Desiderio. Four of the eight House Democrats who voted for DHS funding have condemned the killing of Alex Pretti during immigration enforcement in Minneapolis, with Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene stating it is 'unacceptable,' Rep. Don Davis calling it 'heartbreaking,' Rep. Vicente Gonzalez describing it as 'murdering American citizens,' and Rep. Laura Gillen noting 'another U.S. citizen has been killed,' per an X post by journalist Ken Klippenstein. These developments follow Independent Sen. Angus King's earlier rejection of the DHS budget in a minibus spending bill, as reported by CBS, and House Democrats' calls for the removal of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over Minnesota ICE activities. The condemnations come amid Republican concerns over potential legislative and electoral damage from the Pretti incident, according to Politico, and remarks by Bovino attributing ICE presence in Minneapolis to political and individual choices, as captured in X posts by @Acyn.
