House Minority Leader Jeffries calls for defunding ICE at Houston event
U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries met with SEIU members in Houston on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 to discuss Trump immigration policies' effects on the workforce. Jeffries called for cutting off all funding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and said Democrats would not fund ICE or the Department of Homeland Security without structural changes and greater accountability.
- When it happened
- Monday, Oct. 26, 2026
- Where
- Houston
- First reported by an outlet
- Oct 26, 2026 at 4:14 pm
- Confirmed by
- the original record or a trusted outlet
Taxes & money
None stated in sources.
Who's involved
The facts
- Jeffries met with members of the Service Employees International Union on Monday, Oct. 26, 2026 to discuss how President Donald Trump's immigration policies are affecting Houston's workforce.[1]
- Jeffries called for cutting off all funding to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.[1]
- U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia is the lead sponsor of the American Dream and Promise Act of 2026, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children, as well as immigrants with Temporary Protected Status and Deferred Enforced Departure statuses.[1]
- Jeffries said that ICE and the Department of Homeland Security should not count on getting any funding from Democrats in Congress without structural changes to the agency, including greater accountability.[1]
- Jeffries, as leader of the Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives, is in a strong position to become the next Speaker of the House if his party wins a majority of seats in the chamber in the midterm elections.[1]
Who said what
- Hakeem Jeffries Called Trump's immigration enforcement a 'national nightmare' and described ICE as 'Donald Trump's violent mass deportation machine,' saying Democrats will not fund it without structural changes and accountability.[1]
- Hakeem Jeffries Stated that rogue ICE agents who think they won't be held accountable lead to violence and brutality on immigrant communities and American citizens, citing examples including Alex Pretti and Renée Nicole Good.[1]
- Sylvia Garcia Characterized aggressive immigration enforcement under Trump as an affordability issue, saying when workers fear showing up for work, families lose paychecks; when customers fear leaving homes, restaurants and small businesses lose money; and when construction workers fear going to job sites, homes will not get built.[1]
Sources
- News Center House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries calls for defunding ICE at Houston stop Houston Public Media · Oct 26, 2026
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