Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a 37-year-old Minnesota man, a stand that increases the prospect of a partial government shutdown by the end of the week.

Some Republicans are expressing growing concern about the tactics that federal immigration officials are using in Minnesota

The shooting death of a man by federal agents in Minneapolis on Saturday is prompting Democrats to take a more forceful stand against government tactics.

Democrats will block a government spending bill following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis man by a Border Patrol agent, the Senate minority leader said Saturday – dramatically increasing the chances of a partial government shutdown next week.

Government shutdown looms as Senate Democrats break truce over DHS funding after border patrol agent fatally shot Alex Pretti with Friday deadline approaching.

Democratic senators are vowing to oppose a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security following the shooting death of a man in Minnesota

Key Senate Democrats say they will block funding for ICE after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis

A handful of Republicans called for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics after a U.S. Border Patrol agent fatally shot a man in Minneapolis, an early sign that the accounting of events by President Donald Trump's administration may face bipartisan scrutiny.