Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes
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January 29, 2026

Partial shutdown seems increasingly likely as Democrats demand ICE changes

WASHINGTON (AP) — With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents conducting immigration arrests and a requirement that officers show identification as the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.

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