# Discussion regarding Democrats forcing a shutdown over ICE overreach (2026 ICE shootings)

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [January 26, 2026, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-regarding-democrats-forcing-a-shutdown-over-ice-overreach-2026-ice-shootings/1027058 "2026-01-26T21:32:13Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/discussion-regarding-democrats-forcing-a-shutdown-over-ice-overreach-2026-ice-shootings/1027058/10 "2026-01-26T22:46:50Z")

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> [@HoneyBadgerDC](#):
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> Instead of shutting down ICE, why not put a 100 ft restraining order on protesters?

This may be worthy of discussion, but not in this thread.

This thread was created expressly to discuss limiting ICE’s powers through Congress’s power of the purse. If you want to talk about boundaries or other measures that might be effective, please start a thread for that discussion. Thanks.

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