Dems push to revert to earlier immigration policy to rein in Trump’s crackdown

By: Ariana Figueroa

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 1,449

Last Updated: 4 hours, 30 minutes ago

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WASHINGTON — As they seek to curb President Donald Trump’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement, congressional Democrats are looking to formalize some guidelines previous administrations used.

Of the 10 policy proposals Democratic leaders offered in negotiations to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, which has been in a funding lapse since Feb. 14 in the midst of widespread uproar over the fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by immigration officers in Minneapolis last …

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