The Department of Homeland Security has entered a shutdown after Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked two funding bills, prompting a partial government shutdown.
This comes just days after a partial government shutdown was lifted after President Donald Trump signed a $1.2 trillion funding package.
Democrats Demand Changes
Democrats demanded several changes to the DHS after federal immigration agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. While Trump was open to some of the changes, the Democrats reportedly rejected a proposal from White House on Wednesday.
The U.S. is still recovering from a historic 43-day shutdown—the longest in American history. It caused an estimated $7-$14 billion loss in real GDP and forced nearly 900,000 federal employees to work without pay or face furloughs.
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