"Lawmakers in the House and Senate left Washington on Thursday as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) heads for another shutdown, when stopgap funding lapses tonight. Nearly all Democrats blocked a second attempt to pass the annual DHS appropriations bill as negotiations for guardrails on federal immigration enforcement have stalled. Senator John Fetterman was the only lawmaker to break ranks with the party."
"Forcing a shutdown is one of the few levers Democratic members of Congress can use to force Republicans to consider their demands to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) as they conduct surges throughout the country. These include preventing officers from wearing masks, making sure body-worn cameras are used at all times, and requiring judicial warrants to conduct raids and arrests. Notably, these are requests that Republicans say are off the table."
"Share The White House press secretary, Karoline Leavitt, said that the Trump administration has made every good faith effort to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) open as negotiations to place stronger guardrails on federal immigration enforcement have stalled with Democrats on Capitol Hill, and lawmakers failed to advance a full-year appropriations bill to keep the department funding through September."
Lawmakers left Washington as temporary DHS funding lapses and the department heads toward another shutdown. Nearly all Democrats blocked a second attempt to pass the annual DHS appropriations bill amid stalled negotiations over immigration enforcement guardrails. Democrats seek measures limiting ICE and CBP tactics, including bans on masks, mandatory body-worn cameras, and judicial warrants for raids. Republicans have rejected those requests as off the table. The standoff uses a shutdown threat as leverage. The White House says it made good-faith efforts to keep DHS open and that Democrats rejected its counter-proposal as insufficient. A recent Minnesota enforcement operation was ended after backlash and fatal shootings.
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