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Public finance expert Linda Bilmes says the “arbitrariness” of who gets paid and who doesn’t during shutdowns exposes the “dysfunction” of the budget approval process.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the Department of Homeland Security's officers will be paid during the government shutdown.
President Donald Trump's administration has promised tens of thousands of federal agents carrying out his immigration crackdown that they will be paid during the government shutdown, according to emails seen by Reuters,
The Trump administration has claimed the partial government shutdown also means the end of a requirement that Immigration and Customs Enforcement give congressional access to detention facilities for oversight visits.
Federal law enforcement agents continue to receive paychecks while supporting staff members in their agency continue to work without pay
After the government shutdown began at midnight on Wednesday, can the public expect ICE agents to continue operations?
As the U.S. government shutdown extends beyond 20 days, ICE continues operations without pay, arresting individuals convicted of serious crimes, including two Indian nationals.
Senate Democrats rejected legislation on Thursday afternoon that would have ensured U.S. service members and some federal workers do not miss a paycheck during the government shutdown. Senators voted 54 to 45 largely along party lines to advance the bill sponsored by Republican Wisconsin Sen.
Democratic U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree of Maine said federal immigration authorities postponed her tour of the Maine field office due to the government shutdown. “A government shutdown doesn’t suspend congressional oversight,
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is shutting down rumors that the government shutdown will have an impact on immigration and border policy.