The US federal government has partially shutdown instead of last ditch funding deal approved by senate.
The funding lapse start at midnight US eastern time on Saturday hours after senators agreed to fund most agencies until September.
The bill consist of two weeks funding for Department of Homeland Security which oversees immigration enforcement instead of shutting it down.
The bill has to approved by House of Representative which is out of session.
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US President Donald Trump stuck deal with Democrats after they refuse to give more funding for immigration enforcement following fatal shooting two US citizens in Minneapolis by federal agency.
Both Democrats and Republican lawmakers have criticised tactics used by immigration agents in wake of fatal shooting of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis last weekend.
Pretti and intensive care nurse was shot by US Border Patrol agent after altercation in which agent tried to restrain him’
The Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation into shooting.
It is second such government shutdown in past year and comes just 11 weeks after end of past funding impasse that lasted 43 days the longest in USA history.
That shutdown in 2025 which spanned 1 October 14 November had widespread impact on essential government services inlcuidng air travel hundred of thousand of federal workers without pay for weeks.
Lawmakers plan to use fortnight in which DHS will continue to be funded to negotiate a deal Democrats desire that deal to consist of new policies for immigration enforcement agents.
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We need to rein in ICE end the violence Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said referring to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The White House though has directed several agencies the department of education defence and transportation to execute shutdown plans.
Employees shout report to work for their next regular schedule tour of duty to undertake orderly shutdown activites.
