Republican leaders agree to advance funding deal to end DHS shutdown
Source: The Guardian
An end to the partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may be in sight, after Congress’s Republican leaders on Wednesday agreed to advance legislation that would fund most of the agency’s operations, with the exception of those involved in immigration enforcement.
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In a joint statement, Mike Johnson, House speaker, and John Thune, Senate majority leader, said they would move to pass a measure, approved by the Senate unanimously last week, which would fund DHS while excluding money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and parts of Customs and Border Protection.
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Democrats have objected to funding ICE and other agencies involved in Trump’s mass deportation campaign unless the administration agreed to new rules governing agents’ conduct when making immigration arrests, including a ban on wearing masks and a requirement that they seek judicial warrants before entering residences.
To get around their objections, Thune and Johnson endorsed a plan from the Senate budget committee chair, Lindsey Graham, to write a measure funding ICE that could be passed with Republican votes alone, using the budget reconciliation procedure.
Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/apr/01/republicans-dhs-funding-partial-shutdown
In response to the news that Republicans agreed to pass the bill to fund DHS, Chuck Schumer, the Senate Democratic leader, said: “ House Republicans caved.”
“For days, Republican divisions derailed a bipartisan agreement, making American families pay the price for their dysfunction. Throughout this fight, Senate Democrats never wavered,” Schumer wrote in a statement on social media.
“We were clear from the start: fund critical security, protect Americans, and no blank check for reckless ICE and Border Patrol enforcement. We were united, held the line, and refused to let Republican chaos win.”
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