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The House passed a spending package on a bipartisan basis last week.
It left for recess with the expectation the Senate would do the same.
The bill needs to pass by Friday to avoid a shutdown of portions of the government.
However, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said the DHS funding plan is woefully inadequate and fails to keep ICE agents in check in the wake of Freddie's death.
Democrats are demanding Republicans pull the DHS funding from the overall $1.3 trillion bill, which also funds the Departments of Defense, Labor and Health and Human Services, among others.
Republicans are pushing back, but many are also calling for a full investigation into Pretty's killing.
A group of Senate Democrats broke ranks to join Republicans to overcome a key first procedural hurdle Sunday to take up the package.
New Hampshire Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, who led the group, argued the plan was the best deal on the table.
The package funds the government through the end of January and includes full appropriations funding plans for some government agencies, including Agriculture and Veterans Affairs.
It also pauses planned cuts to SNAP and reinstates federal workers laid off during the shutdown.