Here’s where things stand.

How and when does Congress plan to fund the government?

Democrats want to separate funding for the Department of Homeland Security, which oversees Immigration and Customs Enforcement, from a broader spending bill for agencies not already funded this fiscal year. Roughly half have already been funded, which means any lapse in spending would create a partial shutdown.

Lawmakers and the White House are negotiating a short-term funding measure for DHS, likely only to last a few weeks, to include in the legislation so additional talks can occur on Democrats’ ICE demands without shuttering major swaths of the government.

But the legislation was already passed by the GOP-led House, which means any changes would require it to be reapproved by the lower chamber. The House does not return from recess until next week. Even with a deal in the Senate, a partial shutdown of several days is likely to occur until Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) recalls members and passes the funding legislation with the Senate’s modifications.

What changes to ICE do Democrats want?

Senate Democrats are making three overarching policy demands they say Congress must pass into law before they’ll approve any long-term DHS funding.

The first is for ICE and other federal immigration officers to “end roving patrols,” “tighten” warrant requirements, and mandate “ICE’s coordination with state and local law enforcement.”

The second is a “uniform code of conduct and accountability” that is similar to use-of-force rules for local police.

And the third is prohibiting the use of masks while requiring body cameras and carrying identification.

The vagueness of some of the proposals gives Democrats maximum leverage in their starting negotiating position to force Trump to pull back on mass deportation operations in Minnesota and elsewhere across the country. Questions remained over how Democrats want to change warrant requirements, such as whether they would seek to extend them beyond warrantless home raids to include any apprehensions of suspected illegal immigrants.

Which federal agencies will shutter in a partial shutdown?

Six of the 12 appropriations bills that comprise the annual budget have been passed by Congress and signed into law by Trump.

Those yet-to-be-funded departments that would shut down include the DHS, the Department of Labor, the Department of State, the Department of War, the Department of Education, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of the Treasury, which includes the IRS.

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Other agencies and services already funded would remain operating, which include food stamps, the Department of Commerce, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Legislative Branch, the Department of the Interior, the Department of Justice, the Department of Energy, and NASA.