The Democrats’ Long-Awaited Spine

The Senate Democratic Caucus met late Sunday and agreed to block $64.4 billion in funding for the Department of Homeland Security (which includes $10 billion for ICE) unless several key conditions are attached to restrain ICE thuggery and mayhem. The long-delayed show of Democratic spine came after the latest ICE murder, of VA intensive care nurse Alex Pretti.

Detailed language on the conditions is to be finalized today. They include:

• An independent federal-state investigation...