Yet divisions persist as the party barrels toward midterm elections and, a year from now, the start of primary season. To the contrary, Newsom has highlighted California’s cooperation with the agency, and his efforts to protect that relationship from progressive local lawmakers. “Frankly, we need to tear down the ICE agency and have a new federal agency to enforce immigration law under the Justice Department,” Khanna said this week. After Pretti’s death, Newsom also called for a pause to any “new funding” for ICE. Senate Democrats pledged this week to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless changes are made to ICE operations in Minnesota.