The 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security could soon come to an end after the Republican-led Senate, in the early hours of Friday morning, moved to fund most of the department while conceding to Democratic Party demands.
After repeated deadlocks that left airports across the country with staffing shortages, the lawmakers finally agreed to fund DHS and its various agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration and the U.S. Coast Guard, but they held off on funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and part of Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which Democrats have singled out for their role in implementing Trump’s harsh anti-immigration agenda.
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D, N.Y.), meanwhile, lauded the deal. “I’m very proud of our Democratic caucus,” Schumer reportedly said.
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