House Democrats plan letter to Trump outlining border security demands

House Democrats this week will send a letter to President Trump outlining their border security demands, in a move one top Democrat described as “a starting point,” in talks to end a weekslong partial government shutdown.

House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., said Democrats will call for major border security additions, such as technology and personnel. But the proposal will exclude any money for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, or new structures there.