The Department of Homeland Security is all but guaranteed to begin a partial shutdown early Saturday morning after the White House and congressional Democrats failed on Thursday to close the gap on a deal to rein in federal immigration enforcement,

Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a news conference at Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters,

It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.

A shutdown for the Department of Homeland Security at the end of the day Friday appears certain as lawmakers in the House and Senate were set to leave Washington for a 10-day break and negotiations with the White House over Democrats’ demands for new restrictions have stalled.

Democrats block a funding bill in the Senate, after disagreement over putting new restrictions on immigration agents

Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed after Congress failed to reach a deal on immigration-enforcement policies.

The proposal could avoid a partial government shutdown on Saturday. A four-day partial US government shutdown is over after the House of Representatives approved a funding measure and sent it to President Trump's desk for his signature.

With a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security looming, the White House is growing frantic as it "scrambles," caught between needing to placate Democrats enraged at the abuses of federal immigration agents,