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Democrats forced a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year over their list of demands that included narrowing how and when ICE can arrest people, barring officers from wearing masks and imposing a stricter policy for use of force.<\/p>\n

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They didn\u2019t get any concessions then, but if they win control of the House in November\u2019s elections, they said that\u2019s a blueprint for the kind of changes they\u2019ll force on President Trump and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.<\/p>\n

A top goal will be to try to limit the aperture of arrests.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe problem is, they\u2019re going after Dreamers,\u201d said Rep. Pete Aguilar, California Democrat, referring to illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, often without any hand in the decision, and who are seen as the most sympathetic figures in the immigration debate.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s going to be a lot of reflection on what DHS operations should look like,\u201d said Mr. Aguilar, who chairs the party\u2019s House caucus. \u201cBut it should be based on the principle of fairness, and it should be based on using their vast powers on removing violent criminals who are unauthorized to be in this country.\u201d<\/p>\n

DHS has been a major focus for Democrats, who decry Mr. Trump\u2019s push for mass deportations.<\/p>\n

Some on the party\u2019s left wing, such as Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, have called for abolishing ICE.<\/p>\n

Those voices are growing, with three Democrats winning congressional primaries in June based in part on support for abolishing the deportation agency.<\/p>\n

But Mr. Aguilar distanced himself from the idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not a phrase I use; it\u2019s not a policy I believe in,\u201d he said. \u201cThere will continue to be immigration enforcement. We should guide it to the most responsible way to remove violent criminals.\u201d<\/p>\n

DHS, in a statement to The Washington Times, said Democrats are mischaracterizing the administration\u2019s immigration approach.<\/p>\n

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The department said nearly 70% of ICE arrests are migrants who either have criminal convictions or pending charges, and they are the priority.<\/p>\n

Still, DHS said, all illegal immigrants should fear arrest.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur message is clear: If you come to our country illegally, we will find you, we will arrest you, and we will deport you,\u201d the department said.<\/p>\n

Democrats\u2019 10-point wishlist of changes at DHS, issued during the shutdown fight, would ban immigration officers from wearing masks and require them to display identifying information and wear body cameras so they can be tracked and monitored.<\/p>\n

It would bar arrests at or near hospitals and clinics, schools, churches, daycare centers and a host of other locations.<\/p>\n

And it would reform the way DHS handles use of force, with new standards for engaging in incidents and new rules about investigating them.<\/p>\n

Rep. Sylvia Garcia, a Texas Democrat, said those will be high priorities if Democrats gain control.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ll start with what we\u2019ve already talked about, which was our 10-point plan for real reforms in ICE,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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