House Passes Partial DHS Funding, Ends 75-Day Shutdown

TL;DR: The House approved a bipartisan bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, leaving immigration enforcement unfunded and ending a 75‑day shutdown.

Context The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has been operating without a budget for 75 days, the longest shutdown of any federal agency. The impasse threatened airport security and strained relations within the Republican caucus. A Senate‑passed package cleared the chamber weeks ago but stalled in the House as conservatives demanded a separate immigration‑funding plan.

Key Facts - The House voted by voice to fund the Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and other DHS components, but excluded Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). - The measure now heads to the president for signature. - Over 1,000 TSA officers have resigned since the shutdown began in February, raising concerns about airport staffing. - House Republicans approved a budget resolution that could eventually allocate $70 billion for immigration enforcement, but that funding will be considered in a separate process. - Democratic appropriations leader Rosa DeLauro called the vote “about damn time,” citing Republican infighting that delayed the bill. - Democrats insisted on reforms to detention and deportation policies before supporting new immigration‑enforcement money, while Republicans accused them of politicizing national security.

What It Means Funding most of DHS restores payroll for thousands of federal workers and averts a potential collapse of airport screening operations. However, the exclusion of ICE and CBP leaves the Trump administration’s deportation agenda unresolved, setting the stage for a summer showdown over billions earmarked for immigration enforcement. The Senate and House must now negotiate a separate reconciliation bill to fund those agencies, while lawmakers watch the Treasury’s emergency cash reserves dwindle.

Looking Ahead Watch for negotiations on the immigration‑funding reconciliation package and any legislative moves that could tie DHS funding to broader immigration reforms.