House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Majority Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) are looking to bring a progressive-backed measure to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to the House floor in an attempt to force Democrats to show where they really stand on the issue.
Though it would fail, conservatives argue it would force Democrats into a political bind by making them pick between a vocal, progressive base — where the “abolish ICE” movement has gained traction — and the majority of both their party and voters more broadly, who polling shows don’t support the effort.
McCarthy said the measure will likely see a vote ahead of the August recess.
