Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session [View all]
Source: CNN Politics
Updated Mar 27, 2026, 3:12 AM ET
PUBLISHED Mar 27, 2026, 2:44 AM ET
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.
After negotiations fell apart earlier Thursday evening, senators focused on moving the funding they were able to agree on by unanimous consent. On his way to the floor in the wee hours of the morning on Friday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters, “We’re gonna execute on as much as DHS as we can tonight, and then we’ll fund the rest of it later.”
The standoff over funding for DHS has withheld pay for thousands of TSA agents and other DHS workers, causing major travel delays and scores of missed flights nationwide. Frustration on Capitol Hill hit new levels this week, and senators pushed to end the impasse before a scheduled two-week recess.
Pressed on what specifically would be funded, Thune replied, “I think it’ll be everything but ICE and CBP today. So, we’ll have to do the rest of that,” though he noted that, “I think customs, they cleared customs,” but not border patrol.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/27/politics/senate-agreement-dhs-funding
It would still have to go to the House and pass there, so it's going to be in Mikie's court, before it possibly gets "rejected" by 45 with his idiotic threats about allowing no bills unless SAVE is passed.
Of course he could do a TACO on that.
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