Democrats Push for Immigration Changes in DHS Funding

0:00On March 17, Congressional Democrats just sent a fresh counteroffer to the White House to get the Department of Homeland Security back up. Running after a shutdown started on February 14. The hold of centers on Democrats pushing for tweaks to immigration enforcement policies in return for funding, and talks have dragged on for over a. Month with no deal yet, White House officials say they're now looking over the proposal. This shutdown hasn't hit as hard as last year's big one, since essential services keep going, but some transportation security administration workers, at airports have walked off or called in sick without paychecks. House Minority Leader Hakim Jeffries is rallying Democrats to force a vote that would reopen most of the department while skipping funds for. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, the main sticking points. Senate Democrats tried something similar last week to fund groups like the TSA and federal Emergency Management Agency, but Republicans blocked it, so now the House push via discharge

1:02petition could be the next big move to break the stalemate.