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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

Limited government shutdown likely to linger for at least 10 days as Congress takes break

The DHS was the recipient of enormous funds from last year’s budget bill.
The DHS was the recipient of enormous funds from last year’s budget bill. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

A limited US government shutdown came into effect on Saturday – the third of Donald Trump’s second term – after negotiations between the White House and Democrats in Congress failed to agree on new restrictions for federal immigration agents.

The shutdown affects about 13% of the federal civilian workforce and is confined to agencies under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), which screens airline passengers.

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