Don’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security
The gist
Rep. Delia Ramirez introduced a bill to abolish DHS and ICE on Oct 13, 2026.
It faces long odds in Congress, three weeks before an election.
How it unfolded
- Oct 8, 2026An ICE agent shot 28-year-old Oscar Belgal in the neck by firing into his car, where his 5-year-old child was in the backseat, in New York City; Belgal was the latest of at least 25 people shot by federal immigration agents.
- Oct 9, 2026Two top progressive Democratic leaders demanded an end to the 23-year-old federal agency after an ICE agent fired seven shots into a car driven by an immigrant in New York City while his 5-year-old son sat in the back seat.
- Oct 9, 2026New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said that after his two-hour conversation with Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, he failed to negotiate the release of the shooting victim.