Talks between Republicans and Democrats were deadlocked just days before a deadline to avoid a second US government shutdown this year, as politicians argued over proposed limits to the country’s border forces.
Policymakers from both sides have spent the past two weeks negotiating over border security measures after President Donald Trump agreed last month to end the country’s longest shutdown and reopen the government for talks to begin.
But as discussions reached the final stages ahead of a Friday deadline, Republicans on Sunday said they had reached a standstill over the number of detention beds that should be allocated to the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.