How the DHS shutdown will impact the average American

Funding for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is set to expire on Saturday, as lawmakers continue clashing over proposed limits on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies.

“Technically, in a shutdown, we have exempted personnel (and) non-exempted personnel,” said Terry Gerton, host of The Federal Drive on Federal News Network. “But in DHS, most of the work would not stop.”

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