Barbara Sprunt

Top congressional Democrats have only dismissed the White House's plan as not substantive enough.

In the wake of two fatal shootings in Minneapolis by federal agents, Democrats are demanding significant changes to the policies of DHS, specifically immigration enforcement.

The latest counteroffer comes as both chambers of Congress are out this week on recess.

Barbara Sprint, NPR News, Washington.

Democrats say they'll only vote to fund DHS if there are significant changes to the department, specifically Immigration and Customs Enforcement, after two U.S.

citizens were fatally shot by officers in Minneapolis.

But this shutdown wouldn't mean a shutdown of ICE itself.

That agency received over $70 billion in separate funding from Congress last summer.

Lawmakers in both the Senate and House are expected to be out of town next week, but they'll be on notice to return to D.C.

if there's a deal.

Barbara Sprint, NPR News, Washington.

A shutdown here does not mean a shutdown of ICE.

And that's because the agency got over $70 billion in separate funds from Congress over the summer as part of Republicans' massive spending and tax bill.

So other agencies within the DHS will be affected by a shutdown like TSA and FEMA.

You know, I don't think so this time.

Both sides seem pretty far apart still.

Some Democratic demands do have bipartisan support, like requiring body cameras for officers.

But there are other proposals that Republicans have pushed back on, like having officers remove their masks.

So...

I think it's going to be a holding pattern while both parties keep negotiating.