"The closure of the Department of Homeland Security has now become the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history, at 45 days and counting. It appeared to have finally been resolved in the wee hours of Friday, March 27, when the Senate unanimously approved a bill to reopen DHS, albeit with no new funding for immigration enforcement."
"House Freedom Caucus members angrily rejected any sort of cooperation with Democrats on DHS funding, House Speaker Mike Johnson whipped through a party-line short-term funding bill for the department that included immigration enforcement, blowing up the Senate deal and assuring a continued shutdown."
"ICE and the Border Patrol are operating as before, while the rest of DHS is shuttered, though even before last week's late dramatics in Congress, President Trump ordered DHS to pay the TSA workers whose absence from work was beginning to paralyze airports across the country."
"Had Johnson chosen to do so, the Senate bill reopening DHS would have easily cleared the House with virtually every Democrat voting for it, giving Republicans a free vote to either address the crisis at airports and head off potential crises involving other DHS functions."
The Department of Homeland Security is experiencing the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history, lasting 45 days. A Senate bill to reopen DHS was approved without new immigration funding, but House Freedom Caucus members rejected cooperation, leading to a party-line funding bill that included immigration enforcement. This derailed the Senate agreement and extended the shutdown. While ICE and Border Patrol continue operations, other DHS functions are halted. President Trump ordered TSA workers to be paid, but the legality and effectiveness of this action remain uncertain.
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