"The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ran out of funding over the weekend, leading to the third partial government shutdown of President Donald Trump's second term, as negotiations between Republicans and Democrats remain stalled while Congress is in recess until February 23. Democrats are calling for changes to the DHS's immigration operations after two fatal shootings of US citizens in the city of Minneapolis last month."
"Alex Pretti and Renee Good were shot dead by federal officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol during such operations. list of 4 itemsend of list On Monday, state officials in Minnesota said that the FBI has refused to share evidence with state law enforcement following Pretti's killing on January 24. This lack of cooperation is concerning and unprecedented, Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension superintendent, Drew Evans, said in a statement."
Democrats have demanded a ban on immigration agents wearing masks and increased oversight of DHS immigration operations after two fatal shootings in Minneapolis. The Department of Homeland Security ran out of funding over the weekend, triggering a partial government shutdown during President Donald Trump's second term while congressional negotiations remain stalled and Congress is in recess until February 23. Federal officers from ICE and Border Patrol killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good during operations. Minnesota officials say the FBI refused to share evidence after Pretti's January 24 killing, a lack of cooperation described as unprecedented by BCA superintendent Drew Evans. The shutdown affects TSA, FEMA, CBP, ICE, and the Coast Guard, with thousands of TSA employees furloughed or working without pay. House Democrats sent Republicans a 10-demand list authored by Hakeem Jeffries calling for greater DHS accountability.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]