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Sen. Tammy Duckworth on why Democrats oppose funding DHS without restrictions for ICE

By Steve Inskeep

Published January 29, 2026 at 4:56 AM EST

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth of Illinois about her party's intensifying opposition to funding the Department of Homeland Security without guardrails for ICE.

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