Senate Agrees to End Shutdown – Fund DHS EXCEPT for ICE and CBP

The US Senate agreed unanimously to fund the Department of Homeland Security – without funding ICE and border patrol.

Majority leader John Thune and Republicans who allegedly hold the majority in the US Senate folded once again.

And Democrats get what they want by making it easier for illegal aliens to walk into the country.

This is what the Dems have been demanding for weeks now. The Hill reported how this agreement was surprising given that Dems had this month requested unanimous consent on the Senate floor to fund the TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard and CISA with GOP objecting each time.

But last night the Democrats got what they wanted. And the Republicans, who hold the majority, fell in line.

House Republicans are understandably outraged with John Thune and the Republican senate.

https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/27/politics/senate-agreement-dhs-funding

CNN reported:

The Senate unanimously moved to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and part of Customs and Border Protection, in a rare overnight session.

The agreement would fund other DHS components, such as the Transportation Security Administration and US Coast Guard, but the House will still need to act before funded agencies within the department can reopen. The move is meant to alleviate long lines at airports, while lawmakers continue to debate possible reforms to immigration enforcement by DHS.

The move came just hours after President Donald Trump had directed his newly installed Department of Homeland Security chief to swiftly pay TSA agents in a bid to reduce lines at airports as talks appeared to have fallen apart. While much of Washington slept and officials mulled how to implement Trump’s order, senators focused on moving the funding they were able to agree on by unanimous consent.

 

 

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