"Funding lapsed for several US government departments on Saturday, the result of a standoff in Congress over new restrictions on federal agents involved in Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign following the killings of two US citizens in Minneapolis. The partial government shutdown is the result of Democratic senators refusing to vote for a bill authorizing continued spending by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), after federal agents killed Alex Pretti in Minnesota's largest city last week, and Renee Good earlier in January."
"On Friday, the Senate passed a package of five measures to fund government departments through September, as well as a bill to continue DHS operations for two weeks. However the legislation must be approved by the House of Representatives, which is expected to convene on Monday. The shutdown's impact remains unclear, and is unlikely to be felt until at least Monday, the first business day when it will be in effect."
Funding lapsed for several US government departments after Democratic senators refused to support a Department of Homeland Security spending bill. The refusal followed the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal agents amid a surge of immigration officers ordered into Minnesota's largest city. Democrats demanded that the DHS funding bill be rewritten to include new restrictions on federal agents involved in the deportation campaign. The Senate passed a five-measure funding package and a two-week DHS continuing resolution, but the House must approve the measures. Several other departments still lacked full appropriations and the shutdown's effects were unclear until the next business day.
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