GOP pursues separate path on immigration enforcement funding amid partisan divide
GOP and Democrats employ opposite tactics on immigration funding, reflecting core partisan disagreements.
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US DHS Shutdown Resolution
The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill ending the longest Department of Homeland Security shutdown in U.S. history, which lasted since February 14, 2025. The measure funds most DHS operations while excluding ICE and Border Patrol operations. A separate budget reconciliation bill provided $70 billion for immigration enforcement and deportations through January 2029.
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What happened
Senate had unanimously approved DHS funding bill one month prior
The Senate unanimously approved the bipartisan DHS funding package approximately one month before the House vote. The bill subsequently languaged in the House for an extended period before final passage.
DHS shutdown lasted since February 14, 2025, causing hardship for workers
The Department of Homeland Security has been without routine funding since February 14, 2025, causing hardship for agency workers. The White House had warned that temporary funding used to pay Transportation Security Administration and other agency personnel would soon run out, creating threats of airport disruptions.
Republicans adopt separate budget reconciliation process for immigration enforcement funding
House Republicans adopted a budget resolution on a largely party-line vote of 215-211, focused on eventually providing $70 billion for immigration enforcement and deportations for the remainder of Trump's term in office, which ends in January 2029. This separate reconciliation process was initiated to break the impasse over funding immigration enforcement agencies.
Democrats blocked ICE and Border Patrol funding over fatal shootings by federal agents
Democrats refused to fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol without changes to those operations following fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens by federal agents during protests against an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
House passes Department of Homeland Security funding bill, ending record shutdown
The House of Representatives voted on Thursday to approve a bipartisan bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, excluding immigration enforcement operations. The vote was passed by voice without a formal roll call. This action ends the longest agency shutdown in history, which had lasted since February 14, 2025.
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House ends record DHS shutdown after month-long impasse
House passes DHS funding bill, ending record shutdown that began February 14.