05 Feb 2026 - The Intercept

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York and Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts conduct a roundtable on housing costs in Washington, DC, January 7, 2026. The roundtable is the first event in Senate Democrats' push focused on lowering housing costs and addressing the economic pressures facing working families. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

Senate Dems Who Pushed Meatier ICE Reform Shy Away From Criticizing Schumer’s Softer Package

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York and Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts conduct a roundtable on housing costs in Washington, DC, January 7, 2026. The roundtable is the first event in Senate Democrats' push focused on lowering housing costs and addressing the economic pressures facing working families. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

The War on Immigrants

Senate Dems Who Pushed Meatier ICE Reform Shy Away From Criticizing Schumer’s Softer Package

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Democrat from New York and Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat from Massachusetts conduct a roundtable on housing costs in Washington, DC, January 7, 2026. The roundtable is the first event in Senate Democrats' push focused on lowering housing costs and addressing the economic pressures facing working families. (Photo by Brendan SMIALOWSKI / AFP via Getty Images)

The War on Immigrants

Senate Dems Who Pushed Meatier ICE Reform Shy Away From Criticizing Schumer’s Softer Package

“Right now, we’ve got to get some constraints in place,” said Elizabeth Warren, who had supported stronger measures.

Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz.

Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem

Austin Campbell

Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz.

The War on Immigrants

Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem

Austin Campbell

Kristi Noem, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, speaks at the border with Mexico Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Nogales, Ariz.

The War on Immigrants

Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem

Austin Campbell

Asked about an ICE ad featuring the song “We’ll Have Our Home Again,” DHS said: “Not everything you dislike is ‘Nazi propaganda.’”

The CoreCivic, Inc. California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California City, California on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans

Biplob Kumar Das

The CoreCivic, Inc. California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California City, California on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

The War on Immigrants

ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans

Biplob Kumar Das

The CoreCivic, Inc. California City Immigration Processing Center stands in the Kern County desert awaiting reopening as a federal immigrant detention facility under contract with the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in California City, California on July 10, 2025. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

The War on Immigrants

ICE’s Private Prison Contractors Spent Millions Lobbying to Force Banks to Give Them Loans

Biplob Kumar Das

Major banks have denied financing to GEO Group and CoreCivic — but legislation pushed by the firms could force their hand.