Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) stated in the past 30 minutes they will vote against DHS funding until controls hold ICE accountable for repeated violence, as President Trump was briefed on the Minneapolis shooting earlier today, according to X posts by reporter Andrew Desiderio and a White House official cited by Kellie Meyer. Sen. Schatz, a Democratic appropriator, posted he is voting against any DHS funding without more controls, calling ICE incidents unlawful and escalatory, per Desiderio's X post at approximately 9:50 p.m. UTC on January 24, 2026. Sen. Cortez Masto opposed the DHS funding bill specifically and called for separating it from the broader package, according to another Desiderio post in the same timeframe. A White House official told Kellie Meyer that President Trump has been briefed on the shooting in Minnesota and has been working in the Oval Office for several hours, as posted on X during this period. The briefing follows a DHS confirmation at 5:42 p.m. UTC that Border Patrol officers fatally shot an armed suspect resisting arrest during an ICE operation near Nicollet and 27th streets at 9:05 a.m. CT. These statements build on earlier opposition from Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-NV), who vowed at 9:22 p.m. UTC to vote against DHS funding over ICE actions in Minneapolis, including two American deaths, amid risks to a six-bill funding package that could lead to a government shutdown Friday.
