WASHINGTON — Long Island Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-NY) reversed course Monday and said he “failed” his constituents by voting to fund federal immigration operations as part of a spending package that passed the House last week.

“I failed to view the DHS funding vote as a referendum on the illegal and immoral conduct of ICE in Minneapolis,” Suozzi said in a statement two days after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old ICU nurse Alex Pretti by Border Patrol agents in Minnesota’s largest city.

“I hear the anger from my constituents, and I take responsibility for that. I have long been critical of ICE’s unlawful behavior, and I must do a better job demonstrating that.”

“The senseless and tragic murder of Alex Pretti underscores what happens when untrained federal agents operate without accountability,” added Suozzi, calling for an immediate end to Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration in the city.

Viral video footage of the shooting shows an officer removing what authorities later said was a loaded pistol from Pretti during a scuffle that ended in one of the officers firing multiple shots at the Minneapolis man.

On Jan. 7, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Good, also 37, while she was allegedly obstructing enforcement operations and accelerating her vehicle in the direction of a federal officer who immediately opened fire.

Homeland Security Investigations agents are reviewing body camera footage from the Pretti shooting. The agency and the FBI are both probing the incident, according to Trump administration officials.

Suozzi, one of seven House Democrats last week who approved Department of Homeland Security funding for fiscal year 2026, called the murders “watershed moments in our nation’s history.”

Dem Reps. Lauren Gillen of New York, Jared Golden of Maine, Marie Gluesenkamp Perez of Washington State, Vicente Gonzalez and Henry Cuellar of Texas, and Don Davis of North Carolina also voted for the spending.

Gillen stood by her vote because the legislation funded disaster relief and added new guardrails on ICE, such as body cameras and training. But after the latest killing, she’s in favor of impeaching DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.

“The tragic killings of Americans by federal agents make it clear that Noem’s removal from office is urgent and necessary, as she continues to disregard the law and make no attempt to de-escalate violence across the country,” Gillen said.

None of the others immediately responded to a request for comment. The House bill narrowly passed with a total of $64.4 billion in funding for DHS.

ICE funding was actually reduced in the measure by $115 million and Border Patrol funding by $1.8 billion, according to Democrats on the Appropriations Committee.

Senate Democrats have still threatened to shut down the federal government if the House-passed funding for DHS isn’t stripped from a broader spending package this week.

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) — one of three Democrats who helped end the 43-day government shutdown by voting with the GOP in November — came out in opposition to the bill Sunday, accusing President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem of “putting undertrained, combative federal agents on the streets with no accountability.”

“What’s happening in Minnesota is appalling — and unacceptable in any American city,” added Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Saturday.

“Democrats sought common-sense reforms in the Department of Homeland Security spending bill, but because of Republicans’ refusal to stand up to President Trump, the DHS bill is woefully inadequate to rein in the abuses of ICE. I will vote no.”

Senate Republicans have shown no interest in breaking up the six-bill package, which will need Democratic support to break the 60-vote filibuster.

The GOP currently has a 53-vote majority in the Senate.

A spokesman for Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Monday that a “shutdown, even a partial one, does not serve the American people well.”

“Hopefully Senate Democrats, who are actively engaged in conversations, can find a path forward to join us before this week’s funding deadline hits.

“I encourage local officials in Minnesota to work with the administration to keep communities safe and continue the important work of enforcing our laws and getting dangerous criminals off of America’s streets,” Thune also said Monday.

Thune also celebrated the “positive development” that President Trump’s border czar Tom Homan was heading to Minneapolis to ease tensions.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat, and Trump also spoke by phone in what was described by the president later as a “good call.”

“Governor Tim Walz called me with the request to work together with respect to Minnesota. It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength.”

Walz’s office later put out a statement claiming that Trump “agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota and working with the state in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals.”

The White House and Republicans have frequently blamed “sanctuary” policies for obstructing immigration enforcement in Democrat-controlled states and cities.

The policies often make it difficult for federal authorities to arrest illegal immigrants in state or local custody when those officials refuse to comply with ICE immigration detainers.

DHS officials have noted that the failure to cooperate has resulted in migrants with rap sheets reoffending — including in Minnesota, where they said “nearly 470 criminal illegal aliens” have been put back on the streets.

One of those migrants, the Ecuadorian national German Llangari Inga, was charged with the August 2024 killing of a Minnesota mom, but later released twice before being arrested by ICE, the officials noted.

The Trump administration and congressional Republicans have also placed blame on Democratic leaders for encouraging Americans to impede federal agents seeking to deport criminal migrants.

But some Republicans in Congress have also expressed concern about the state of immigration enforcement, with House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Andrew Garbarino calling for a public hearing with DHS officials.

“As chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, my top priority remains keeping Americans safe and ensuring the Department of Homeland Security can accomplish its core mission,” Garbarino (R-NY) said Saturday.

“I am committed to ensuring ICE, CBP, and USCIS are effectively using the historic resources provided through reconciliation to strengthen public safety, and I look forward to each of these agencies testifying before the Committee.”