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“I have looked at the polling data… the public is crying out for change," Senator Chuck Schumer said.
Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used less lethal weapons in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, unless they believed their lives were in danger,
Senators and members of the House headed to the Munich Security Conference without first securing a deal to fund DHS. Their colleagues aren't happy with the decision.
The DHS funding lapse followed a breakdown in negotiations over new limits on immigration enforcement.
A partial government shutdown is set to begin on Saturday, leaving federal workers at airports and other agencies under the Department of Homeland Security in limbo and uncertainty.
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DHS shutdown explained: Who works without pay, what happens to airports and disaster response
A Department of Homeland Security shutdown is looming after Senate Democrats rejected Republican funding proposals. Here are the employees who will be affected the most.
Senate Democrats blocked two Republican-backed measures Thursday to keep the department open, including a short-term funding extension for two weeks as negotiations continue.