Democrats won big on issues like immigration. But ICE still has the money

NPR News Nov 9, 2026 00:00 1 min read 1 reads

Following Tuesday's "blue wave," Democrats have vowed to reign in ICE's power. What could they actually accomplish?

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Democrats won big on issues like immigration. But ICE still has the money November 9, 20265:00 AM ET

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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee ranking member Robert Garcia, D-Calif., speaks in front of a picture of Teyana Gibson Brown, confronting federal agents as they raid her Minneapolis home on February 23, 2026 in Washington, DC. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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In the days leading up to the midterm elections, hundreds of people left their "I voted" stickers on a memorial for Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a Houston man killed by federal immigration agents earlier this year.

Democrats won big on issues like immigration. But ICE still has the money

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