US EditionCongress Barrels Towards Potential Government Shutdown over Immigration Enforcement
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expires Friday amid stalled immigration policy talks, risking a lapse that could keep Congress in session over Presidents Day recess.
- Congress faces a looming funding deadline for the Department of Homeland Security, with lawmakers needing to pass DHS funding by February 13, 2026 to avoid a partial government shutdown.
- Democrats say they will withhold DHS funding until 10 demands, including banning masks and requiring body cameras, are enacted, amid scrutiny of ICE after Minneapolis shootings.
- With talks stalled, lawmakers may consider another short-term continuing resolution as Wendell Primus said the odds of a deal by Friday are very low, while Republican lawmakers call Democrats' demands unrealistic.
- A DHS funding lapse could force TSA agents to work without pay, delay FEMA assistance, and affect the U.S. Coast Guard, while ICE remains operational due to last year's $75 billion funding, Representative Rosa DeLauro warned.
- Betting markets show a high probability of a shutdown on Valentine's Day as the Munich Security Conference overlaps with both chambers’ Presidents Day recess next week.
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Boston HeraldBy US-CONGRESS-NATIONAL SECURITY WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic leaders say a White House proposal is “incomplete and insufficient” and are demanding further restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, threatening to shut down the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in a briefing Monday night that the White House’s counterproposal to the …
Rep. Joaquin Castro Slams ICE “Prison” Where Children as Young as 2 Months Old Are Held
Senate Democrats have reportedly begun tentative negotiations with the White House just days before funding for the Homeland Security Department is set to expire at midnight on Friday, threatening another partial government shutdown. Joaquin Castro, a Democratic congressmember from Texas, visited the family immigration detention center in Dilley where 5-year-old Liam Ramos was held. Kids have been “traumatized by the experience,” says Castro.
Democrats, White House trade offers as shutdown of Homeland Security looms
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have begun tentative talks with the White House on their demands for “dramatic” new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, discussing a possible agreement just days before funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that Democrats had sent the White House their list of demands for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and o…
Immigration officials testify before House as DHS funding deadline approaches
Congressional Democrats have a list of demands to reform Immigration and Customs Enforcement. But tensions between the two parties are high and the timeline is short — the stopgap bill funding DHS runs out Friday.
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