{
  "id": 14185723,
  "title": "Don’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/dont-stop-at-ice-says-progressive-dem-abolish-the-department-of-14185723",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T09:49:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Intercept",
    "slug": "the-intercept",
    "url": "https://theintercept.com/2026/10/13/abolish-ice-dhs-delia-ramirez-ilhan-omar/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Progressive Democrat Delia Ramirez plans to introduce a bill on Tuesday to abolish the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and end all immigrant detention in the United States. The Reimagining Safety Act would repeal excessive terrorism laws and reduce the surveillance state that followed the 9/11 attacks. The bill comes after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in Minneapolis, described as a \"federal criminal investigation\" by the Department of Justice. HSI is part of DHS, which has come under scrutiny for its role in federal immigration enforcement and targeting of political opponents.\n\nThe legislation faces slim prospects in Congress but Ramirez argues that limiting the government's immigration enforcement powers is crucial for public safety following recent incidents involving federal immigration agents. In New York City, an ICE agent shot Oscar Belgal, killing him and injuring his 5-year-old child. This follows a surge in deaths in ICE custody, with at least 28 reported deaths this year. Ramirez argues that DHS is a weapon used to target and persecute specific groups, such as Muslim-Americans, Haitians, Latinos, and dissenting voices.\n\nIf passed, the Reimagining Safety Act would replace DHS with a Department of Community Safety, which would oversee FEMA and fund public safety measures like community violence intervention programs and public health approaches to gun violence. The new department would also implement a program to assist asylum-seekers at the border with social workers, medical professionals, and interpreters. Existing agencies would take over various DHS functions, including immigration enforcement authority by the Department of Justice, TSA and Coast Guard operations by the Department of Transportation, and customs enforcement by the Department of the Treasury.\n\nCritics have long accused DHS of targeting specific communities, such as Muslim-Americans, Haitians, Latinos, and those opposing the U.S. government's actions in Palestine. Last week, an ICE raid on Omar's home was seen as another example of the agency's weaponization, with Omar calling it an \"outrageous abuse of power.\" The bill is unlikely to pass this session due to Republican control of Congress and limited Democratic support.",
  "summary": "Rep. Delia Ramirez is bringing a bill to eliminate DHS a day after the raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home. The post Don’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security appeared first on The Intercept .",
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        "outlet": "The Intercept",
        "title": "Don’t Stop at ICE, Says Progressive Dem: Abolish the Department of Homeland Security",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/dont-stop-at-ice-says-progressive-dem-abolish-the-department-of",
        "published": "2026-10-13T09:49:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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