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What is the current status of the Department of Homeland Security funding?
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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Ryland Barton. A partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is imminent as NPR's Barbara Sprunt reports Congress failed to pass a bill to fund DHS through the end of September.
The failed vote was expected after Senate Democrats pledged not to support it without major changes to department policies in the wake of two fatal shootings by immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. Both parties have been negotiating on a series of proposals for the department. but no consensus has been reached.
Democrats have said that any changes must be made through the legislative process, not by executive order, in order to ensure that they're codified into law. Barbara Sprint and Peer News, Washington.
Last October, under pressure from the Department of Justice, Apple removed several ICE agent tracking programs from the App Store. The developer of one of these apps is now suing the federal government. From Member Station WFIU, Ethan Sandweiss reports.
Eyes Up verifies and shares videos of confrontations with ICE. It's still active on Android, but its founder, Mark Hodges, says the user base hasn't recovered since Apple took it down, saying it posed a safety risk to law enforcement. He has now filed suit against Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem, saying that by pressuring Apple, they're violating the First Amendment.
I think it's especially important when we have a government that is saying, you can't believe what you see with your own eyes. to have evidence that shows what's really happening.
Hodges is filing jointly with Cassandra Rosado, a Chicago resident whose Facebook page tracking ICE sightings was disabled by that platform. They're represented by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression. For NPR News, I'm Ethan Sandweiss.
The IRS says it erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new court filing. It was part of the agency's agreement to share information to identify and deport people illegally in the U.S. The move potentially violates privacy rules to protect taxpayer data.
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