GOP’s Johnson Sees Deal Ahead on DHS Immigration Enforcement (1)

House Speaker Mike Johnson voiced confidence that Congress will agree on measures to restrain federal immigration enforcement after a national outcry over the killings of two US citizens in Minnesota.

With the US government in a partial shutdown since Saturday, House lawmakers are returning to Washington on Monday to pass a funding deal President Donald Trump worked out with Democrats last week.

Mike Johnson

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“Let’s say I’m confident that we’ll do it at least by Tuesday,” Johnson said on NBC’s Meet the Press, adding he expects to rely solely on Republican votes to pass the measure.

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