Second shutdown in four months after funding halted for Department of Homeland Security, as Republicans and Democrats fail to reach a deal
But it balked at Democrats’ other demands, including requirements that agents stop hiding their identities behind face masks, obtain judicial warrants before entering private property, and wear identification, a move critics say engenders a sense of impunity.
Outcry after ICE killing of another US citizen
Trump’s unprecedented support for ICE has turned it into the highest-funded US law enforcement agency, resulting in some 10,000 new officers and a huge expansion in detention facilities. Law enforcement experts say its excesses are the result of inadequate vetting or training, as the admiration has grown rapidly.
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