Republicans in Congress say they have a deal to end the record-long shutdown at DHS
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Key Points:
- Senate and House Republican leaders have revived a plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a 47-day lapse, proposing to fund most of DHS except Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through September.
- Republicans aim to fund ICE and Border Patrol separately for three years via a party-line budget reconciliation bill that does not require Democratic support.
- The agreement follows previous House Republican resistance and a short-term funding bill that lacked Senate support; it has drawn mixed reactions including criticism from former President Trump and some hard-line conservatives.
- Democrats welcomed the partial funding as consistent with their stance against increasing ICE funding without reforms but noted the deal lacks key policy changes they demand regarding immigration enforcement.
- Congress is on recess but could use unanimous consent to pass the funding measure soon; however, opposition from some conservative Republicans could delay the process.
