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Senate Unanimously Passes DHS Funding Bill Excluding ICE and Border Patrol, Moving to End Airport Crisis

The Senate approved funding for TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard after a 42-day lapse stalled pay, while ICE funding remains excluded amid ongoing immigration enforcement debates.

  • Early Friday, the Senate unanimously passed a spending bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security, ending a 40-day shutdown that disrupted airport security and sparked travel chaos for millions of Americans.
  • The shutdown began February 14 following a stalemate over immigration enforcement funding, which Democrats blocked to demand policy restraints on agents after deaths of two citizens in Minneapolis.
  • Nationwide travel chaos worsened Wednesday, with more than 3,120 Transportation Security Administration employees missing work and 480 resigning as airports experienced callout rates exceeding 40% due to missed paychecks.
  • President Donald Trump intervened Thursday, announcing plans for an executive order to pay TSA agents to stop the "Chaos at the Airports," though the bill excludes Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding.
  • Republicans vowed to restore Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding via a second legislative package using budget reconciliation, while Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins accused Democrats of remaining "intransigent and unreasonable.
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Senate approves bill to fund TSA, most of Homeland Security; House to vote next

The Senate has passed a funding package for the Department of Homeland Security, excluding ICE operations, as the longest partial government shutdown continues.

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Reuters broke the news in United Kingdom on Friday, March 27, 2026.
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