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A protest outside an ICE family detention center in South Texas turned chaotic after police in riot gear appeared.

Demonstrators demand the release of five-year-old Liam Ramos, who was detained with his father hundreds of miles away in Minnesota.

Senate Democrats say they're going to block a government funding package that includes money for the Department of Homeland Security until there are reforms to how immigration agents are working in this country.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke with reporters in the Capitol yesterday.

either lawmakers make some agreement or there will be another partial government shutdown at the end of the day on Friday.

The protesters want the release of five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father.

They were detained in Minnesota last week and taken there.

Policymakers at the Federal Reserve voted to leave interest rates unchanged this week.

The Fed is trying to strike a balance between keeping interest rates high enough to fight inflation, but not so high as to cause a spike in unemployment.

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