Democrats send counteroffer on DHS
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Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expired at the end of the day Friday. Here's what will be affected.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s spokesperson, Tricia McLaughlin, is calling it quits. McLaughlin is expected to share the news with her colleagues at DHS later Tuesday and will leave her role next week,
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security has run out amid a political impasse over immigration enforcement. Now, Congress is out of town.
Locals in Hutchins, Texas, pushed back against the plan to house 9,500 immigrants in a converted warehouse.
The White House response comes after Democrats late Monday sent their counterproposal to the White House, the latest in a series of back and forths as the Trump administration and Senate Democrats attempt to agree to a slate for reforms to DHS.
The partial government shutdown that began Saturday in a battle between Democrats and the Trump administration over oversight of immigration officers seems to have no clear end.
The shutdown will force DHS to scale back its operations and postpone pay for many workers. The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for instance, warned that the crisis will "severely disrupt" his ability to reimburse states for disaster relief costs.
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