'An impossibility': Negotiations to reform ICE sputter as shutdown looms for DHS
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Key Points:
- Congress is deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), with current funding expiring on February 13 and no agreement reached, risking a government shutdown next week.
- Democrats have issued a list of 10 demands aimed at reforming ICE and U.S. Border Patrol operations, including requiring agents to identify themselves and obtain judicial warrants, but Republicans have dismissed these as unrealistic and non-negotiable.
- Republicans insist on cutting funds for sanctuary cities, a move strongly opposed by Democrats who argue such cities improve public safety by encouraging crime reporting without fear of deportation.
- Senate leaders and lawmakers suggest the White House needs to intervene to break the impasse, but negotiations remain stalled amid mutual accusations and political posturing
