Amid outrage over the killing of Renee Good, Democratic leaders are declining to use their leverage to fight the agency.

The killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis this week came as Republicans in Congress were planning to bring a homeland security spending bill to the House floor, deciding on whether the agency that’s surged thousands of armed agents into communities across the country should have increased funding — and progressive lawmakers are demanding that the Democrats use the…

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  • UnderpantsWeevilEnglish
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    11 天前

    “We’ll figure out the accountability mechanisms at the appropriate time,” Jeffries told reporters.

    Trying to imagine Jeffries saying this about air traffic security after 9/11.