In the Wake of Fatal ICE Shootings, Democrats Drag Their Feet
In the Wake of Fatal ICE Shootings, Democrats Drag Their Feet “It feels like we're normalizing it,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez, who expressed disappointment with her colleagues’ lack of action on ICE. ET Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Rep.
- ▪In the Wake of Fatal ICE Shootings, Democrats Drag Their Feet “It feels like we're normalizing it,” said Rep.
- ▪Delia Ramirez, who expressed disappointment with her colleagues’ lack of action on ICE.
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In the Wake of Fatal ICE Shootings, Democrats Drag Their Feet “It feels like we're normalizing it,” said Rep. Delia Ramirez, who expressed disappointment with her colleagues’ lack of action on ICE. Jessica Washington July 17 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET Share Copy link Share on Facebook Share on Bluesky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., pictured in Chicago on June 18, 2026, co-sponsored the “Melt ICE” bill to restrict the agency. Photo: Jim Vondruska/Getty Images Democrats in Congress have remained largely silent and inactive in the wake of ICE agents’ fatal shootings of two immigrant men in Maine and Texas, displaying lackluster energy compared to the party’s response to the killings of two white U.S. citizens earlier this year.
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