Chuck Schumer: “on Saturday, Senate and House Democratic leadership, including myself and Leader Jeffries, sent legislative texts…”

“on Saturday, Senate and House Democratic leadership, including myself and Leader Jeffries, sent legislative texts detailing the 10 items we outlined in our letter, which has been public since Thursday, for reining in ICE. We sent them to our Republican counterparts, including Leader Thune, Speaker Johnson, and the White House. So since Saturday, the ball has been in the Republicans' court. We have no idea which of our proposals they will accept and which they reject. And when I say the Democrats offered exceedingly reasonable proposals and have the support of the American people, I am not exaggerating. In fact, many on both sides who have seen our proposals say they are reasonable, and they are reasonable for one obvious reason: We are asking ICE to do nothing more than follow the standards that the vast majority of law enforcement agencies already follow. Why should ICE be different, especially when they have such a record of brutality? We are simply saying no barging into people's homes without a judicial warrant. Who on the other side objects to that? No secret police wearing masks with zero identification. Who has police officers in their own jurisdictions who don't have any identification and are not identifiable? Of course not. It is perfectly reasonable. That is how we do law enforcement. I ask Republicans: When have they ever seen a traffic cop wearing a mask? Democrats also say: no use of force without a code of conduct.…”