Negotiations to stop another government shutdown have stalled, as lawmakers remain at an impasse over border security. If an agreement on funding the government isn’t reached by Friday at midnight, the government could partially shut down again, just three weeks after the longest U.S. government shutdown in history.
Republican Sen. Richard Shelby, Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee told Fox News Sunday he put the odds of a deal at 50-50. “I think the next 24 hours are crucial. We could close some deals, but they’ve got to be good, to secure our borders,” Shelby said.
A Democratic congressional aide tells NPR talks have broken down over how many detention beds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be funded through the agreement. Democrats want to limit the number of beds to force the Trump administration to prioritize arresting and deporting serious criminals, not law-abiding immigrants.
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