Senate Democrats have vowed to block government funding measures unless the legislation puts guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

Senate Democrats have vowed to block government funding measures unless the legislation puts guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)

 Alex WROBLEWSKI

US senators looked likely to reject a key vote Thursday to avert another damaging shutdown in President Donald Trump's second term, with Democrats blocking funding for his immigration crackdown after the killings of two activists by federal agents.

Lawmakers in the Republican-led upper chamber of Congress are being asked to approve a six-bill spending package intended to fund more than three-quarters of the federal government through the rest of the 2026 fiscal year. 

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