DHS faces funding deadline. And, courts fast-track Somali asylum seeker hearings

Congress has until Friday to reach a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security. And, several asylum cases filed by Somali migrants in immigration courts were suddenly fast-tracked.

Immigration courts fast-track hearings for Somali asylum claims

Their lawyers fear the notices are merely the first step toward the removal without due process of Somali asylum applicants ...

Mike Johnson's Push For Fast-Track $1.2 Trillion Funding Bill Stalled As House Democrats Refuse Support

House Democrats have told GOP leaders they will not help pass a $1.2 trillion government funding package through a fast-track ...

House Democrats tell GOP leadership they won’t help pass funding package through fast-track process

House Democrats have informed GOP leaders they will not help pass a funding package through a fast-track process, a source ...

Government shutdown poised to last to at least Tuesday as Democrats resist fast-tracking

The partial government shutdown is poised to last through at least Tuesday as House Democrats decline to commit to providing ...