Senate Clears Deal To End DHS Shutdown Amid Airport Chaos-ICE Funding ExcludedThe U.S. Senate approved legislation that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security early on Friday, ending a months-long impasse and a shutdown of the agency that led to missed paychecks for Transportation Security Administration workers and long lines at the airports.The bill was passed after 2am on Friday by a unanimous voice vote and it would keep most of the Department of Homeland Securityincluding the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard and TSAfunded till the end of the fiscal year.The legislation, however, excludes funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, whose enforcement of President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has come under criticism from the Democrats.The deal, however, does not include any of the changes to ICE and Border Patrol’s operating procedures—including a ban on agents wearing masks and requiring judicial warrants for entering people’s homes—that the Democrats have been pushing for.The funding bill will now have to be passed by the House, which Politico reports could happen later Friday, and signed by Trump.
After the bill’s passage, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., told reporters: “The Dems wanted reforms. We tried to work with them on reforms. They ended up getting no reforms. But, you know, we’re going to have to fight some of those battles another day.”
Speaking to reporters, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y said: “In the wake of the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti,Senate Democrats were clear: no blank check for a lawless ICE and border patrol. This long-overdue agreement funds TSA,the Coast Guard,FEMA,CISA, strengthens security at the border in the ports of entry, and keeps Americans safe. This could have been accomplished weeks ago if Republicans hadn’t stood in the way.”
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