Senate Democrats Threaten to Shut Down Government Over DHS Funding Following Minnesota Shooting

There is a looming midnight Jan. 30 deadline for senators to pass a spending measure to avoid a partial government shutdown.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) speaks at a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

Democrats will vote against an upcoming funding bill if it doesn’t “rein in” federal immigration enforcement efforts after the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on Jan. 24.

If Democrats unite against the spending bill, the likelihood increases of a partial government shutdown later this week.