After the first killing, seven House Democrats nevertheless voted with Republicans to allocate $64.4bn to the DHS, including $10bn for ICE. Would those agencies include the border patrol? It’s been noted that a shutdown would not slow ICE down; it has a big slush fund to tide it over. Of course, shutdowns hurt people: federal workers who go without pay, families depending on food stamps, consequences each side spins differently. The abolitionists include three-quarters of Democrats and nearly half of independents; among Democrats only 15% oppose the agency’s elimination.