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Senate Votes to Fund Most of DHS After Partial Government Shutdown Leads to Airport Chaos

HeadlineMar 27, 2026

The Senate voted overnight to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security after a partial shutdown left tens of thousands of federal workers without pay. The deal funds the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Coast Guard, FEMA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency, but leaves out Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol. Senate negotiators failed to agree on ICE reforms demanded by Democrats after immigration agents killed Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis. More than 480 TSA officers quit during the shutdown, and absences reached as high as 40% at some airports. The bill now goes to the House for a vote. ICE will continue operating on $75 billion in separate funds already approved by Congress.

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