Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), LBR (D) and House Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.) stated in X posts between 10:16 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. UTC on Jan. 24, 2026, they will vote against DHS funding this week, citing ICE's reckless behavior and a fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. Sen. LBR posted that Minnesotans have been made less safe by ICE's unlawful actions and linked to a full statement, according to her X post at https://x.com/SenLBR/status/2015187546653724707. Rep. Clark referenced a horrifying video of ICE committing murder in broad daylight, called for removing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem and prosecuting agents, and demanded justice for Alex Pretti, per her X post at https://x.com/WhipKClark/status/2015187756729979151. Sen. Warren stated Congress must stop ICE violence rather than fund it, describing agents as masked and untrained, according to her X post at https://x.com/ewarren/status/2015183052624855289. These announcements follow similar opposition in the past hour from Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), who vowed to vote against DHS funding until ICE accountability measures are imposed, as reported by Axios reporter Andrew Desiderio on X. The statements come amid a DHS confirmation earlier at 5:42 p.m. UTC of Border Patrol officers fatally shooting an armed suspect resisting arrest during an ICE operation near Nicollet and 27th streets at 9:05 a.m. CT, after which about 200 rioters assaulted officers, per the DHS X post.
