House Republicans Pass DHS Funding Bill After Rejecting Senate ICE Deal
House Republicans passed a stopgap bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, rejecting a Senate-backed deal and deepening a weeks-long shutdown that is already disrupting travel nationwide.
The move intensifies a partisan clash over immigration enforcement, with Republicans demanding full funding for ICE and border agencies while Democrats push for limits and reforms.
According to Reuters and CBS News, the House bill would fund DHS through May 22 and includes all agencies, passing by a narrow margin after GOP leaders refused to consider the Senate’s version.
That Senate proposal, which excluded ICE and parts of Customs and Border Protection, had bipartisan support but was blocked in the House, prolonging the standoff and leaving thousands of workers without pay.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned the House approach is “dead on arrival” in the upper chamber.
The impasse has already strained airport security, with TSA staffing shortages causing delays and prompting federal action to ensure some workers are paid during the shutdown.
With the Senate in recess and both parties dug in, the House bill now faces uncertain odds, raising the risk that the DHS shutdown could stretch further into the spring.
For now, the funding fight remains unresolved as pressure builds on both chambers to break the deadlock.
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