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GOP Advances ICE and Border Patrol Reconciliation as DHS Shutdown Drags On

Republicans aim for a June 1 party-line bill, a timeline that could postpone a House vote on the Senate plan to reopen the rest of DHS.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents patrol at Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., March 24, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
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Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, is seen during the House Budget Committee markup of the "Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for FY2025,"

Overview

  • Senate Republicans, who began drafting a narrow reconciliation package Monday, are pursuing multi-year ICE and Border Patrol funding with Lindsey Graham leading the effort and President Trump backing a June 1 target.
  • Speaker Mike Johnson has not put the Senate-passed DHS bill on the floor as House conservatives demand concrete movement on the ICE package before agreeing to fund FEMA, TSA, the Coast Guard and other agencies.
  • The partial DHS shutdown remains in effect with employees receiving temporary pay by presidential order, while FEMA has halted many disaster recovery payments and airport screening and other services are under strain.
  • A hard April 20 deadline to renew FISA Section 702 is approaching, and House leaders are pushing a clean extension that privacy-focused Republicans oppose, which could force Johnson to rely on Democratic votes.
  • Democrats plan new Iran War Powers votes this week and both parties are weighing rare expulsion motions, creating floor fights that may slow DHS work as Congress also opens hearings on Trump’s fiscal 2027 budget request.