Dem senator likens ICE operations in American streets to oppressive British regime during Revolutionary War

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., spoke against the Trump administration crackdown on illegal immigration on the Senate floor. (Senate TV) Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., appeared to compare federal authorities enforcing immigration law to British forces that terrorized the 13 colonies. Her remarks Wednesday came during a debate on a budget resolution as both sides of the political aisle seek to end the partial Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown on their own terms. Slotkin, a former CIA analyst, spoke as Democrats launched a new effort to reopen DHS, which has been partially shut down for 67 days. During her remarks, she noted the deaths of American citizens killed during interactions with federal agents during violent clashes in Minneapolis earlier this year. "The behavior of our federal forces in our streets strikes at the heart of who we are