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‘Thugs’: The Moderate Democrat Railing Against ICE

February 19, 2026·32 min·3-min readinterviewnews
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Senator Catherine Cortez Masto, a moderate Democrat and former attorney general, is leading a Democratic effort to withhold funding from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to force reforms in immigration enforcement, citing constitutional violations and excessive force by ICE agent

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Catherine Cortez Masto

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Catherine Cortez MastoMichael BarbaroStephen MillerDane Brugler

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The New York TimesDepartment of Homeland SecurityICE

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AuthoritarianismCongressCriminal JusticeDemocracyFederal ReserveImmigrationUs Politics

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