House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said appropriations bills will not move forward until there is a drastic shift in the Trump administration‘s immigration operations. “Dramatic change is needed within the Department of Homeland Security before any appropriations bill related to [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and [Customs and Border Protection] proceeds,” Jeffries said at his press conference on Thursday. This is the latest instance of Democrats putting their foot down over Department of Homeland Security funding after clashes between protesters and immigration officers resulted in fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens. Democrats are united on opposing DHS funding, with centrist senators who voted to reopen the government last fall coming out against the legislation. House and Senate Democrats being on the same page is a change from March 2025, when Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) helped Republicans break the filibuster on funding bills despite strong opposition from House Democrats.