ICE has been portrayed in an overwhelmingly negative light across ABC News, NBC News and CBS News, according to a new Media Research Center study. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., one of the most vocal fiscal and border hawks in the House, said he’s still weighing whether he can support the measure.
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"Everything's up in the air. If it's full of garbage, I won't vote for it," Burchett said when asked about the full package.
The DHS bill is a product of bipartisan negotiation and includes a handful of safeguards that Democrats argue are necessary after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot in a deadly encounter with ICE agents in Minnesota earlier this month.
In its current form, the bill requires DHS to equip ICE officers with body cameras, implements new training requirements for how agents should interact with the public, largely keeps last year’s funding flat and even reduces some funding for ICE’s removal operations.
"If it’s going to be a Republican product, it can be improved," Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., said, though he declined to say if he planned to vote for the bill.
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., took issue with language that prevents government agencies from exchanging data on unaccompanied minors.
"Data sharing has to occur," the top conservative said. "It makes no sense to prohibit data sharing between departments."
HOUSE DEM BACKS THE IDEA OF REINING IN DHS FUNDING IN WAKE OF ICE-INVOLVED SHOOTING IN MINNESOTA
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks to members of the media following a field hearing at the Minnesota Senate Building in St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 16, 2026. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
"This week, the House votes on DHS funding. I will not vote to give ICE a single cent. No more blank checks for a rogue agency that operates above the law, escalates violence and erodes our most basic freedoms," she wrote on X.
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She declined to expand on her concerns when asked by Fox News Digital, stating, "I’ve already said what I have to say about this."
The House is scheduled to consider the DHS funding bill on Thursday.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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