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Rep. Ramirez Plans Bill to Abolish DHS, End Detention

By Drooid · Oct 13, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC · How we work

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Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) will introduce a bill to abolish DHS and end immigrant detention.
The bill would replace DHS with a Community Safety Department and shift enforcement to Justice Department.
It would stop adding people to the no-fly list without conviction or warrant.
An ICE agent shot Oscar Belgal in New York, wounding his five-year-old child.
Congress will not vote until November 9, and the measure is unlikely to pass.

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Story summary

Rep. Delia Ramirez (D-Ill.) will introduce a bill to abolish DHS and end immigrant detention.
The bill would replace DHS with a Community Safety Department and shift enforcement to Justice Department.
It would stop adding people to the no-fly list without conviction or warrant.
An ICE agent shot Oscar Belgal in New York, wounding his five-year-old child.
Congress will not vote until November 9, and the measure is unlikely to pass.