Watch live: Jeffries gives remarks amid DHS shutdown
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by The Hill StaffFebruary 18, 2026
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown stretches into its fifth day. Democrats and the White House have been engaged in a back-and-forth over lawmakers’ push to reform DHS’s tactics when carrying out President Trump’s mass deportation agenda. Dems in the Senate…
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Originally published on The Hill on 2/18/2026