I will continue to oppose funding for ICE and CBP until there are meaningful reforms that rein in their behavior.
Continue to oppose funding for ICE and CBP until meaningful DHS reforms are enacted.
Occurrences
ICE and CBP must suspend all enforcement actions that do not involve a specific court order until an investigation into this violence is complete and proper oversight and accountability measures into their conduct are established.
I voted no.
Evidence
Rep. Schneider said after a House DHS appropriations vote that he voted to refuse additional DHS funds until ICE and CBP abuses were addressed, and stated he would continue opposing ICE and CBP funding until reforms were enacted.
Roll Call 87 was final passage of H.R. 7744, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026. The bill passed 221-209; Schneider, Democrat of Illinois, voted Nay.
The House-passed H.R. 7744 text appropriated $17,727,974,000 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations and support and $10,036,362,000 for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations and support.
Roll Call 108 concerned disposition of the Senate amendment to H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026. Schneider voted No; the resolution passed 213-203.
Public Law 119-86 states that ICE and CBP Border Security Operations explanatory-statement amounts have no force or effect and that those final-bill amounts are $0. It also provides $20,000,000 for body-worn cameras for immigration-enforcement agents and officers.
The same enacted law still appropriated $11,083,012,000 for U.S. Customs and Border Protection operations and support.
Assessments
Schneider clearly acted on the promise in the same congressional term by voting against DHS funding vehicles that contained substantial ICE and CBP appropriations, and his office tied those votes directly to demands for ICE/CBP reforms. However, the final enacted DHS law only included limited reform-related measures and still provided major CBP operational funding, so the promised condition was not fully met if read as opposing ICE/CBP funding until meaningful reforms were enacted. This supports partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.