Irate Democrats have pledged to block a spending bill unless their demands for reforms are met. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Wednesday that the legislation won’t pass until US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is “reined in and overhauled”. Advertisement“The American people support law enforcement, they support border security, they do not support ICE terrorising our streets and killing American citizens,” Schumer said. ICE agents look for someone at a home in Circle Pines, Minnesota. Photo: AFPWith an uncertain path ahead, the stand-off threatened to plunge the country into another shutdown just two months after Democrats blocked a spending bill over expiring federal healthcare subsidies, a dispute that closed the government for 43 days as Republicans refused to negotiate.