WASHINGTON, D.C.: A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown grew increasingly likely on Monday (Tuesday in Manila), with lawmakers fighting over funding for the US agency amid a bitter standoff about President Barack Obama’s immigration reform plan.

Facing a Friday deadline, Senate Democrats for a fourth time blocked a measure that would fund the department tasked with protecting Americans and securing the border.

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