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Senate Approves DHS Funding Bill Excluding ICE and Border Patrol

The House now holds the key to ending the airport turmoil.

Overview

  • The Senate, which cleared the deal by unanimous voice vote after 2 a.m. Friday, would fund TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard and other DHS units through the fiscal year.
  • The package withholds new money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and parts of Customs and Border Protection, so the plan takes effect only if the House passes it and the president signs it.
  • Democrats dropped demands to write new limits on immigration raids into law, and Republicans said they will try to restore enforcement funding in a separate party‑line budget bill.
  • Unpaid TSA officers fueled historic security lines and hundreds of resignations, and President Trump announced an order to immediately pay them even as legal authority for such payments was not detailed.
  • ICE and parts of CBP kept operating thanks to last year’s long‑term funding, and DHS said ICE agents were sent to airports to check IDs and manage crowds while TSA staffing fell.