The Latest: Homeland Security seems certain to shut down tonight
A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security at the end of the day Friday appears certain as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations with the White House over Democrats’ demands for new restrictions have stalled.
Democrats and the White House have traded offers in recent days as the Democrats have said they want curbs on President Donald Trump’s broad campaign of immigration enforcement following the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis last month. They have demanded better identification for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal law enforcement officers, a new code of conduct for those agencies and more use of judicial warrants, among other requests.
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