White House Proposes Targeted Immigration Tweaks to Reopen DHS

The White House presented narrowly scoped immigration-enforcement changes to win funding for the Department of Homeland Security, sidestepping larger Democratic demands like prohibiting agents from wearing masks, requiring warrants for home entries, or a new use-of-force policy. The plan would require visible officer identification (except undercover), limit civil enforcement at sensitive locations with exceptions for national security/public safety, expand the use of body cameras with footage retention, and allow unannounced oversight visits while maintaining existing law on not detaining U.S. citizens. The proposal signals limited willingness to negotiate as the DHS shutdown continues and travelers face disruptions.