Scott Applewhite]The agreement underscores that the Democratic Party will do nothing to stop the growth of the immigration Gestapo or oppose the Trump administration in any meaningful sense of the word. A temporary shutdown is still likely, as the House will have to return and vote, but the chamber is currently in recess until Monday. Senate Democrats are instead proposing a number of meaningless “guardrails” that will do nothing to end their criminal operations. Prior to the murder of Pretti last Saturday, Democrats in the Senate were not planning even token opposition to funding DHS. White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference as Marcos Charles and Rodney Scott, listen, at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026 in Minneapolis.