Overview
- Senate efforts to pass a full DHS funding bill failed, and Democrats are pressing a TSA-only measure that Republicans oppose.
- President Donald Trump warned on Truth Social that ICE would be sent to airports on Monday without a funding deal, drawing criticism and questions about ICE’s authority to perform TSA screening.
- TSA employees have worked without pay since mid-February, with rising absenteeism and at least 376 resignations contributing to long lines at major airports including Atlanta, JFK and New Orleans.
- Democrats say they will not back DHS funding without enforceable changes to immigration enforcement, including judicial warrants for forced home entries and clearer agent identification.
- Bipartisan talks with White House border adviser Tom Homan continued as GOP negotiators said they improved their offer, while New Jersey and Roxbury sued to block a planned detention center conversion that ICE defended as properly reviewed.