U.S House of Representatives It approved a funding measure on Tuesday that would end a partial government shutdown while giving Democrats time to negotiate with the White House and congressional Republican leaders on sanctions over Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
The Republican-controlled chamber passed the $1.2tn appropriations measure by a 217-214 vote, with all but 21 Republicans The vote was in favor and all but 21 Democrats were against. Trump is expected to sign it, ending the shutdown that began just after midnight last Friday, halting many operations in departments such as defense, health and human services, labor and transportation.
The There is a shortage of funds After Democrats refused to approve continued funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) following the murders by federal agents of US citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretty in Minneapolis Trump administrationA surge of immigration enforcement in the city.
Democrats demanded A number of safeguards would be imposed on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other agencies involved in Trump’s mass deportation campaign. Their conditions include requiring federal agents to stop wearing body cameras and masks, follow a code of conduct and obtain arrest warrants for people in the country illegally.
“What Democrats It’s very commonsense to want to,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech earlier Tuesday.
Democrats initially blocked passage of the spending package in the Senate last week, prompting the White House Agree to a deal It would fund DHS for two weeks, with the remaining departments authorized to spend through September, the end of fiscal year 2026.
In a statement released after the vote, Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said the changes his party is demanding “must be part of any full-year appropriations bill” for DHS.
“Americans from every corner of the country are demanding accountability and an end to the illegal, paramilitary tactics that ICE is using in our communities. Without bold and meaningful change, there is no credible path to next week’s Department of Homeland Security funding bill,” Jeffries said.
The prospects for bilateral agreement on the conduct of agents remain unclear. On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristy Noem, Announced All federal agents in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras immediately, with plans to expand their use nationwide.
However, Schumer argued that the approach was not enough to quell Democrats’ anger over the killings in Minnesota’s largest city, as well as allegations of brutal tactics and racial profiling by ICE agents against US citizens.
“And why just Minneapolis? This policy, which is the right policy, should be nationwide. There’s no reason to delay,” Schumer said.
“Essentially, executive action alone will never be enough for the American people. We must pass legislation. We know how eccentric Donald Trump can be. He will say one thing one day and take it back.”
Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, a close ally of Trump, came out against both demands from Democrats, opposing federal agents seeking arrest warrants at a press conference Tuesday.
“Imagine if we have to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant, an additional warrant, to go and arrest people who we know are here illegally. How long does that take? We don’t have enough judges. We don’t have enough time,” the speaker said.
In an interview with Fox News on Sunday, Johnson said Democrats’ demands that ICE agents stop wearing masks and make identification visible “creates more danger” and that he doesn’t think Trump will support it.
