Sam Greenglass

Congress could pass another DHS stopgap bill or we could see a very narrow shutdown.

And remember, DHS also includes funding for TSA agents, the Coast Guard and FEMA.

Meanwhile, Congress already gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement $75 billion over four years through that Republican tax and spending bill that passed last summer.

So the immigration crackdown would continue.

I would say buckle up for a contentious congressional debate about immigration.

I mean, coming up with something that not only Democrats and Republicans can agree on, but also the House and the Senate and the White House is not going to be easy.

And we're not talking just about finding consensus, but also having time to move anything through both chambers.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune today called that timeline an impossibility, though other lawmakers have signaled a little bit more optimism.

The Senate voted last night to fund large parts of the federal government that ran out of money at midnight.

But the House still needs to greenlight this final deal, and that will not happen until at least Monday.

So if all goes smoothly, this could be really brief.

You know, not enough time for most federal workers to miss paychecks.

though some might be furloughed or have to work without pay like TSA agents.

Democrats are demanding a suite of changes, like requiring judicial warrants for immigration raids, ensuring impartial investigations and accountability after incidents, and mandating immigration officers wear body cameras and remove their masks.

Democrats feel emboldened because they think the public agrees with them.

And even more than the last shutdown debate over those health subsidies last fall, what's unfolded in Minneapolis maybe speaks to something more fundamental about the country at this moment.

Congress had been on track to avert a shutdown, but after a second deadly shooting of a U.S.

citizen by immigration officers in Minneapolis, Democrats pledged to oppose the Department of Homeland Security funding bill.

That money, though, was tied with more than a trillion dollars for other departments, including defense, health and human services, and housing.

Republicans agreed to isolate DHS funding from the rest and only extend it for two weeks.