Senate Democrats Vow to Oppose DHS Funding as Shutdown Deadline Looms

A federal agent gestures toward a demonstrator at a rally against increased immigration enforcement in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, 2026. Tim Evans/Reuters WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats are vowing to withhold their support for a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in the wake of the Jan. 24 shooting of Alex Pretti by immigration officials,

Trump Announces He’s Sending Tom Homan to Minnesota Amid Protests

White House border czar Tom Homan speaks to reporters at the White House in Washington on April 15, 2025. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times President Donald Trump announced on Jan. 26 that he is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota in the wake of the shooting of an anti-immigration enforcement protester by a federal agent.

U.S. officials’ response to Alex Pretti shooting causes anger among some at DHS

Soon after Minneapolis ICU nurse Alex Pretti was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent, top Trump administration officials made sweeping, categorical statements about the deadly shooting before a full investigation had begun. The Department of Homeland Security said the Border Patrol agent fired “defensive shots,” fearing for his life because Pretti had