The Conversation: Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might changeI

In Congress has exercised minimal oversight over ICE, but that might change, Claire Leavitt notes that, although Congress has handed ICE a blank check, dramatically increasing its funding without exercising oversight, that is changing.

Congress yesterday avoided another prolonged government shutdown by Department of Homeland Security funding is in the lurch.

Democrats want to mandate that immigration officers make arrests with a judicial warrant, NPR’s Ximena Bustillo tells Up First. They argue that DHS-issued administrative warrants, which are not signed by a judge, raise questions about violations of people’s constitutional rights against unreasonable searches and seizures. While some Republicans are interested in negotiating, others, like House Speaker Mike Johnson, have already discouraged it. Lawmakers also disagree on whether agents should wear face coverings. Democrats want to ban them, while the majority of Republicans oppose a ban because they say it would make it easier for people to doxx agents.