DHS, government shutdown and Funding deadline
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Established after the Sept. 11 attacks to protect the country against terrorism, the agency absorbed immigration functions that have become its focus under President Trump.
Senate Democrats' demands could lead to a shutdown, but DHS' immigration operations would be protected thanks to billions dumped into the agency by the 'big, beautiful bill' last year.
WASHINGTON, USA - MARCH 7: The Department of Homeland Security logo is seen on a law enforcement vehicle in Washington, United States on March 7, 2017. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) If you’ve been watching reportage and viral videos ...
President Donald Trump’s vow to wage the biggest domestic deportation program in American history – expelling a million people a year – is one of his signature goals. In its own words, US Customs and Border Protection “is one of the world’s ...
ICE's budget hovered around $10 billion for years. But President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress are taking the agency's funding to unprecedented levels.