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US House votes to end government shutdown over immigration operations
Key takeaways
- The US House of Representatives has voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending a 76-day partial government shutdown over the federal agency's immigration enforcement operations.
- Lawmakers in Congress' lower chamber approved a Senate-passed bill by holding a a voice vote on Thursday to fund much of DHS, ending the record-setting shutdown of the sprawling federal agency.
- The bill, whose passage was backed by President Donald Trump, will reopen DHS without providing new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or US Border Patrol.
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The US House of Representatives has voted to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), ending a 76-day partial government shutdown over the federal agency's immigration enforcement operations.
Lawmakers in Congress' lower chamber approved a Senate-passed bill by holding a a voice vote on Thursday to fund much of DHS, ending the record-setting shutdown of the sprawling federal agency.
The bill, whose passage was backed by President Donald Trump, will reopen DHS without providing new funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement or US Border Patrol.
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