Democrat pushes bill to dismantle DHS after ICE shooting and congressional raid
Rep. Delia Ramirez introduced the “Reimagining Safety Act,” calling for the abolition of DHS and ICE following a recent ICE shooting in the Bronx and a raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home.
The “Reimagining Safety Act,” sponsored by Rep. Delia Ramirez, seeks to eliminate the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, arguing that recent incidents demonstrate the agency’s misuse. The bill proposes a new Department of Community Safety, assigning immigration enforcement to the Justice Department, customs enforcement to the Treasury, and Coast Guard duties to the Department of Transportation, while also curbing the Secretary of State’s authority to label foreign terrorist groups.
Ramirez highlighted an ICE shooting of Oscar Belgal in the Bronx and a Homeland Security Investigations raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s DC home as examples of DHS acting as a weapon against citizens. She contended that for 23 years DHS has targeted various marginalized groups. The legislation is considered a longshot, with both chambers in recess until after the November 3 midterm elections, making its enactment unlikely.
Why it matters
It raises questions about the future of U.S. domestic security structures and immigration enforcement.
How this story developed
- Aug 13 San Antonio immigrants live in constant fear as ICE arrests surge
- Sep 20 A man was wounded after being shot by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in North Austin, Texas, and taken to a local hospital.
- Sep 27 A federal judge scheduled a personal appearance for the man on September 30 and issued a temporary order halting his deportation.
- Sep 29 The U.S. Supreme Court granted the Justice Department’s emergency request, letting the Trump administration continue deporting migrants to third countries while the policy’s legality is examined.
- Sep 30 Supreme Court issued an emergency order allowing third‑country deportations to continue.
- Sep 30 An immigration judge ruled that Salah Sarsour, head of Wisconsin’s largest mosque, can be deported on national-security grounds despite his claim that the case targets his Palestinian-rights advocacy.
- Sep 30 The Justice Department lodged complaints with the 8th Circuit alleging that Minnesota federal judges made partisan statements about a Trump-era deportation surge.
- Oct 1 A federal indictment charging Garces Perez with assault was filed.
- Oct 3 The filing requests that the judges be barred from hearing Department of Homeland Security cases.
- Oct 3 A Chicago immigration judge allowed a possible deportation of Salah Sarsour.
- Oct 8 A person was shot by federal agents in Marble Hill, Bronx, and is now receiving treatment at a nearby hospital.
- Oct 9 ICE announced it will continue enforcement actions in New York City despite the shooting.
- Oct 10 Protests spread to Manhattan and lower Manhattan, drawing thousands of demonstrators.
- Oct 10 An off‑duty ICE agent was shot after allegedly assaulting a homeowner and his father in Fresno.
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