#homeland-security-funding

#homeland-security-funding

The killing of a second U.S. citizen by federal agents in Minneapolis is sharply complicating efforts to avert another government shutdown in Washington as Democrats - and some Republicans - view the episode as a tipping point in the debate over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policies. Senate Democrats have pledged to block funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless changes are made to rein in the federal agency's operations following the killing of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse.