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Joe Lancaster

DHS Pledges Not To Deport Any U.S. Citizens if Congress Ends Shutdown

After officers of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shot and killed two American citizens in January, Democratic lawmakers threatened to let the department's funding lapse unless it changed its practices. As a result, the DHS shut down in February, and lawmakers have engaged with the Trump administration over what it would take to reopen.

This week, officials offered five concessions—two of which were just pledges to follow the law.

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