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Congresswoman's Melt ICE Act Aims to Redirect Funding

1/22/2026

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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez introduced the Melt ICE Act to cut DHS funding for immigrant detention and monitoring.
The bill would redirect resources to housing and healthcare for families affected by immigration enforcement.
Ramirez linked ICE funding to violence after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an immigration officer.
Advocacy groups back the Melt ICE Act.
The bill faces hurdles in a Republican-controlled House before the midterm elections.

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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez introduced the Melt ICE Act to cut DHS funding for immigrant detention and monitoring.
The bill would redirect resources to housing and healthcare for families affected by immigration enforcement.
Ramirez linked ICE funding to violence after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an immigration officer.
Advocacy groups back the Melt ICE Act.
The bill faces hurdles in a Republican-controlled House before the midterm elections.