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A | An office at the Department of Homeland Security that helps detect biological and chemical weapons could shutter if Congress doesn't fund it by December -- an increasingly likely possibility as Republicans on Capitol Hill struggle to select a speaker.The Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office at the Department of Homeland Security, which is the one-stop shop for the department's detection and research of biological weapons, will close if not funded by December because of language put into the initial development of the office in 2018.Some of the capabilities of the office include supporting large events like the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade with radiological detection devices and supporting state and local governments with nuclear detection devices."This is a highly charged environment, and the threat environment is complex and it is complicated," Mary Ellen Callahan, the assistant secretary for countering weapons of mass destruction, told reporters at DHS headquarters on Thursday. "The CWMD office was created to have the subject matter expertise to be able to address a multitude of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats and to go and help support those who are the first responders, who are really the canaries in the coal mine, so to speak, and to help support the homeland."The office she oversees is the only one that looks at "state, local, tribal, territorial aspect of response to nuclear threats," she said.For example, the programs that partner with 14 major cities to detect and prepare a response for nuclear events would go away, Callahan said.Officials within the office said budgetary constraints could cause a strain for those cities."They would have to recreate [the CWMD office] and spend resources that they don't presently have," one DHS official said.Callahan told reporters that lawmakers are on board with legislation for the office to continue it is just about how to get it done in time before the office is terminated."It's a complicated congressional environment," she said.Much House business -- including appropriating funds to government agencies -- has come to a grinding halt following the ouster of former Speaker Kevin McCarthy. After House Republicans twice rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for speaker, it appears there will be a third floor vote, although the timing is not yet clear.。

北京和华盛顿正悄悄地恢复驱逐非法居留在美国的中国移民合作，显示双方正扩大落实2023年两国领袖旧金山会晤成果。

美国媒体报道称，据追踪遣返航班的倡议组织“边境见证”观察，一架载有少量但数量不详的被遣返者的包机于3月30日降落在中国东北城市沈阳。中美双方于2022年8月暂停合作后，从墨西哥非法进入美国的中国移民急剧增加。据悉，美国边境官员2023年在南部边境逮捕约3.7万名来自中国的公民。这个数字是2022年的10倍，进一步加剧美国总统选举中有关移民议题的紧张局势。

中国外交部在本周发给美联社的一份声明中表示，北京“愿意与美国在移民执法领域保持对话与合作”，并接受已核实中国国籍的人员被遣返。中国外交部发言人毛宁曾表示，中方在非法移民问题上的立场明确，我们反对并坚决打击任何形式的非法移民活动。

3月30日这趟航班上被遣返的中国人肯定不会很多，因为这架从亚利桑那州起飞、经停得克萨斯州和阿拉斯加州然后抵达中国的湾流五型飞机通常能坐14人。虽然，这可能只是刚刚开始。