Update on the latest negotiations to keep the Department of Homeland Security funded beyond next Friday, which requires at least 60 votes to pass unless the filibuster is done away with. 

Democrats have a list of 10 ‘non-negotiable’ reforms that they insist must be included in any DHS funding bill, including:

• Requiring judicial warrants signed by a judge before agents can make arrests in homes or private spaces.
• Mandating body-worn cameras for all enforcement actions – though serious pushback has emerged from the left over fears that facial recognition technology will be used to catalogue and track protesters.
  • Democratic lawmakers are now seeking to ban ICE and CBP from using facial recognition and other biometric ID technologies altogether. [ZH: Things are always interesting when the shoe is on the other foot, but why stop at DHS / CBP? Maybe protect all of us from this shit?]
• Prohibiting agents from wearing masks or face coverings during operations to ensure identification.
• Implementing new use-of-force standards to prevent excessive violence.
• Ending racial profiling in enforcement activities.
• Requiring clear identification of DHS officers (e.g., visible badges and agency markings).
• Other provisions for “real accountability,” such as oversight mechanisms and restrictions on certain tactics.

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