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I understand it's politics and people want to always claim victory, but we need to be honest about the major challenges this presents if we're truly serious about "carrying out the largest deportation operation in American history."
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Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_
The reason Democrats started what is now the longest shutdown in DHS history is because they were demanding dramatic reforms to the way ICE operates.
They now get zero of those reforms after negotiations fell apart in the Senate. None.
Dems are claiming victory because Republicans are now agreeing to a DHS funding bill with zero dollars for ICE & CBP and Dems can message to their base that they held the line and didn’t fund Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
But ICE & CBP are already pre-funded (not entirely) by the One Big Beautiful Bill, immigration enforcement operations have continued without issue, and Republicans plan to give ICE & CBP even more money in a second reconciliation bill, which will require no Democratic votes in the Senate.
So what did this DHS shutdown accomplish, other than hurt a lot of people & create chaos at airports?
https://x.com/MHowellTweets/status/2039705536661209138

Michael Novakhov @MichaelforNY - Video: I went to the Sleep Inn Hotel in Sheepshead Bay today because the silence from the city is unacceptable.
This site was used during the migrant crisis under Mayor Adams, and at the time, we were told these were temporary measures. Now, instead of returning these locations back to their intended use, we’re seeing them quietly transition into homeless shelters, without informing the people who actually live here.
Let’s be clear: this is a residential neighborhood. Families live here. People deserve to know what’s happening in their own backyard. And yet neither I nor my office have received any official communication about what this building is currently being used for or what the plan is moving forward.
That’s why I’ve taken action. I sent a formal letter to the DSS Commissioner demanding a full accounting of all these sites, inside and outside my district. Where are they? What are they being used for? And why is the public being kept in the dark?
The Commissioner confirmed receipt and promised a follow-up. Now we’re going to hold them to it.
Enough with the backroom decisions. Enough with the lack of transparency. My community deserves answers, and I’m not going anywhere until we get them.