Overview
- House Republicans passed a two-month DHS funding bill late Friday, after the Senate early Friday approved a rival plan that funds most of the department but leaves out Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Border Patrol.
- President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Friday to pay Transportation Security Administration employees, and DHS said officers could see paychecks as soon as Monday.
- TSA staffing had cratered during the 42-day lapse, with nearly 500 resignations, callout rates above 11% nationwide, and waits of up to four hours at some airports as workers missed paychecks.
- Democrats insist on enforcement guardrails before approving new ICE and Border Patrol money, including visible IDs, body cameras, limits on operations near schools and hospitals, and judicial warrants for home entries, which Republicans reject.
- ICE operations have continued using prior multi‑year funds from Trump’s 2025 package, but the Senate has recessed for two weeks, leaving the House–Senate standoff unresolved and raising the risk of prolonged disruptions even as TSA pay resumes.