Democrats set to vote against ICE bill amid outrage over Trump crackdown

Majority of 213-strong House caucus expected to reject funding bill but party has no plans to enforce whipCongressional Democrats are expected to overwhelmingly reject a bill to fund ICE, the agency spearheading Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, amid mounting outrage over its heavy-handed and violent tactics in Minnesota and elsewhere.Party leaders told a closed-door meeting on Capitol Hill on Wednesday that they would vote against the homeland security funding bill, citing insufficient provisions to rein in Immigration Customs and Enforcement, more widely known by its acronym. Continue reading...