"Another deadly shooting in Minnesota at the hands of federal agents carrying out President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown heaped pressure on Senate Democrats to shut down the federal government again. Meanwhile, Trump appeared to inch closer to deploying active-duty troops to the state after accusing local officials of "inciting insurrection." A series of appropriations bills passed the House of Representatives earlier in the week, including one to fund the Department of Homeland Security, which includes agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol."
"The Senate must pass those bills in a so-called minibus or else the government will run out of funding on Friday. That's after lawmakers agreed to end the previous shutdown in November with short-term funding. The shooting death of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this month had already prompted Democrats to seek reforms from DHS in exchange for votes on funding."
Federal immigration enforcement shootings in Minnesota have escalated political pressure over Department of Homeland Security funding and ICE operations. House-passed appropriations, including DHS funding, must clear the Senate in a minibus before funding expires Friday, and lawmakers previously used short-term measures to end a shutdown. The killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent and a subsequent non-fatal shooting prompted House Democrats to demand DHS reforms and to press Senate counterparts to reject DHS funding. Progressive lawmakers urged blocking ICE funding and activating the National Guard. Senate Democrats and Minnesota senators called for ICE to leave the state while budget negotiators debate linking reforms to funding.
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