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US Senate Democratic leader Schumer urges Trump to pull ICE agents out of cities

By Thomson Reuters Jan 15, 2026 | 4:24 PM

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Democratic Leader ‍Chuck Schumer on Thursday told President Donald Trump in a meeting ‌that Immigration ‌and Customs Enforcement activities in cities were “terrorizing communities” and that ICE ​agents should be pulled ‍out.

A statement ​from his ​office said “Schumer told ‍the president ICE raids are terrorizing communities. Leader Schumer also told ‍President Trump that their actions are dangerous ‍and ‍putting more ​people at ​risk ⁠and he must ‌pull back ICE from U.S. cities.”

(Reporting by Richard Cowan; Editing by Chris ⁠Reese)