“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.”

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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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“Members of Congress were departed Washington on Thursday without funding the Department of Homeland Security, putting it on a near-certain path to a shutdown this weekend amid a deep partisan divide over Democrats’ demands to place new restrictions on federal immigration agents.”

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“The looming shutdown of the sprawling department is the result of a bitter impasse over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in cities including Minneapolis, where two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal agents last month.”

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“Some Democrats privately suggested that Mr. Johnson’s decision was motivated by a desire to punish them for holding up homeland security funding as they press for guardrails on Mr. Trump’s immigration crackdown.”

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“The looming shutdown of the sprawling department is the result of a bitter impasse over the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in cities including Minneapolis, where two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal agents last month. 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. Republicans have rejected those demands as overly burdensome.”

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“Congress left Washington for a weeklong recess despite not reaching a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.Credit...Elizabeth Frantz for The New York TimesBy Carl HulseCarl Hulse, who reported from Capitol Hill, has covered numerous government shutdowns.Feb. 13, 2026, 10:04 a.m. ETWhen a disruptive government shutdown nears, the Capitol is usually occupied by tense lawmakers struggling to avoid an embarrassing halt in government services and the accompanying political fallout. Even if a lapse in funding is a certainty, members of Congress typically want to look like they are trying to avert it.Not this time.The Capitol emptied out on Thursday, a full day before the midnight Friday deadline for funding the Department of Homeland Security. Lawmakers who were deadlocked over new restrictions on immigration officers jetted off to Munich for a security conference or headed home for a weeklong recess, seemingly unconcerned with the looming closure.”

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“The shutdown is the result of a partisan divide in Congress over new guardrails on federal immigration enforcement.”

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“Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed on Saturday amid a standoff over restrictions that Democrats have demanded for federal immigration agents.”

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