House Passes Funding Bill, Sets Stage for Immigration Enforcement Reforms
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a government funding bill, effectively ending a brief partial government shutdown. The bill, which passed by a narrow margin of 217 to 214, includes funding for several federal agencies through September but only extends funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 10 days. This short-term extension is intended to pressure the Trump administration into reforming immigration enforcement tactics, particularly those of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The bill's passage follows recent incidents involving immigration agents, including the killing of two American citizens, which have intensified scrutiny of ICE's practices. 
