The Latest: Trump Signs Bill to End Homeland Security Shutdown, Averting More Airport Disruptions
Congress remains split over billions for immigration enforcement funding, while tens of thousands of Transportation Security Administration agents could miss pay again, officials said.
- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security remains shut down as of Wednesday, April 29, 2026, after House Speaker Mike Johnson proposed modifying a Senate-passed bill to exclude Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
- Disagreements over immigration enforcement sparked the lapse on February 14, 2025, when Senate Democrats refused funding until reforms followed the deaths of Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minnesota.
- DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned last week that emergency funds could expire by the first week of May, threatening pay for tens of thousands of Transportation Security Administration agents.
- Tensions escalated following a shooting at the White House Press Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, April 25, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blamed House Republicans for blocking funding.
- House Republicans are pursuing a budget reconciliation measure to authorize $70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol over three years, allowing the GOP to bypass Democratic filibusters with 51 votes.
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The Latest: Trump signs bill to end Homeland Security shutdown, averting more airport disruptions
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The House passed by voice vote on April 30 a bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security except for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. The bill goes to President Donald Trump’s desk and will end a shutdown that began on Feb. 14. Democrats wanted immigration enforcement reforms in exchange for funding ICE and Border Patrol following the deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis at the hands of immigration enforceme…
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