India, Jan. 25 -- Political tensions escalate following the ICE and Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis, killing a 37-year-old man, Alex Pretti, on Saturday morning. A growing faction of Senate Democrats is pushing back against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding that includes funding for ICE.

This comes after Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti, both Minneapolis locals, were fatally shot by federal agents in January.

The current DHS funding bill amounts to $64.4 billion, of which roughly $10 billion is allocated for ICE. The House narrowly approved the bill with 220-207, with seven Democrats joining all Republicans but one on January 22.

The House sent a $1.2 trillion spending package to the Senate this week, with a loom...