“Senator John Thune, Republican of South Dakota and the majority leader, said that he “would expect” Republicans to put forth a “counterproposal” to respond to Democrats’ demand that new guardrails be placed on immigration enforcement operations as a condition of funding the Department of Homeland Security.Democrats sent text for the spending bill over the weekend that included their demands.”

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“Bipartisan talks have appeared deadlocked as Democrats push for new guardrails on federal immigration enforcement operations. Republicans have outright rejected many of the proposed restrictions.”

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“Senate Democrats refused to move ahead with a spending bill needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running because it lacked limits they have demanded on federal immigration agents.”

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“Democrats do not want to fund the department unless Congress imposes rules requiring immigration officers to identify themselves during operations, remove their masks and obtain judicial warrants to make arrests on private property.”

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“The shutdown is the result of a partisan divide in Congress over new guardrails on federal immigration enforcement. Democrats have pushed for a range of new restrictions on immigration agents, such as mandating that officers remove masks during enforcement operations and that they obtain warrants from judges to make arrests in homes. Many of their demands have met resistance from Republicans.”

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“Democrats, who have few levers to pull with Republicans controlling the House, Senate and White House, have sought to force changes at the department by withholding their votes for funding until Republicans agree to a set of policy changes.”

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