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Senate closes in on potential deal to end DHS shutdown: Report
Senators propose funding most DHS components excluding ICE enforcement amid airport delays; nearly 11% of TSA workers missed work, officials said.
- On Monday, senators negotiated a deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security while excluding Immigration and Customs Enforcement enforcement operations, following a productive White House meeting with President Donald Trump.
- The shutdown began on February 14, driven by Democratic demands for ICE reforms including body cameras and warrant requirements following two fatal shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis.
- Nearly 11% of TSA workers—more than 3,200—have missed work since the shutdown began, creating hours-long airport security lines. The Trump administration deployed ICE agents to at least 14 airports to alleviate staffing shortages.
- Senators confirmed Markwayne Mullin as Homeland Security secretary Monday night by a 54-45 vote, providing new leadership for the department. Negotiators aim to finalize legislative text by week's end, potentially moving ICE enforcement funding to reconciliation.
- Senate rules limit reconciliation to budgetary matters, complicating GOP plans to include the SAVE America Act with ICE funding. Senator Mike Lee warned the voter ID bill is 'essentially impossible' to pass through reconciliation.
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U.S. senators are discussing a proposal to end the Homeland Security budget stalemate by funding much of the department, including Transportation Security Administration airport workers who are going without pay. The deal would exclude Immigration and Customs Enforcement's operations, which…
Washington, 24 Mar (EFE).- The U.S. Senate has made progress in the last few hours in order to reach an agreement that will finance the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and put an end to the partial closure that began on February 14 and that is causing delays and chaos in many airports in the country, as Republican senators have indicated this Tuesday. A group of Republican senators met Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White H…
DHS Shutdown May Be Over Soon As Senate Races Toward Shutdown Off Ramp
Following a breakthrough meeting between Senate Republicans and Trump Monday night, a deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security may finally be in sight after a costly, prolonged government shutdown.
Democrats and Republicans in the US Senate have moved closer to an agreement that will allow continued funding for parts of the US Department of Homeland Security, led by airport security guards, with Republicans defying President Donald Trump, US media report.
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