Democratic leaders in the U.S. have stated that negotiations with the White House over restoring operations at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have reached an impasse. Funding for the department expired on January 30. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said that after Democrats proposed a plan last week to end the shutdown, they “heard only silence,” adding that the White House has shown “no flexibility” on key issues, including requiring federal immigration enforcement officers to remove their face masks during operations and obtain search warrants before entering homes. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries stated that the DHS funding bill “will not move forward” until progress is made on these issues. He noted that there has been “virtually no substantive communication” with the White House recently. (CCTV)