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It also protects our national security," Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., wrote in a statement the day after the shooting. And despite initially resisting Democrats' demands to split the homeland security funding bill from the overall spending package, key Republicans eventually softened to the idea. Al Drago / Getty Images Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference following the death of Alex Pretti. Democrats want immigration officers to not cover their faces and wear body cameras, among other changes. "ICE is out of control, Donald Trump is out of control," said one of those Democrats, Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada.