Will killings by immigration agents cause another US government shutdown?

"The shift came amid public outrage at the latest shooting death resulting from President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement drive. In the days since immigration agents killed US citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday, Democrats have drawn a stark line. They have pledged to approve no funding increases for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees the agencies spearheading Trump's deportation drive, unless it agrees to place guardrails on its use of force."

"The United States could be careening toward another government shutdown, in which federal agencies are forced to close because Congress cannot pass legislation to fund them. That was not always the case. At first, it seemed like Friday's deadline to pass a new spending package would pass without much fuss. list of 3 itemsend of list But an impasse has emerged in the waning days before the deadline."

Public outrage over the killing of US citizen Alex Pretti in Minneapolis prompted Democratic senators to refuse funding increases for the Department of Homeland Security unless the agency implements use-of-force guardrails. Democrats are prepared to risk a government shutdown as leverage for those reforms. Tom Homan, the US border security chief, said immigration agents would shift their approach in Minnesota but maintain a continued presence. Senate lawmakers face a midnight Friday deadline to find a solution. Republicans hold 53 seats and must reach a 60-vote threshold, requiring at least seven Democratic votes to pass the linked $1.2 trillion funding package.

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