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Senate Votes to Reopen Homeland Security Amid Shutdown

4/22/2026

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The U.S. Senate voted 52-46 on Tuesday to begin a budget process to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, marking the first step to end the longest partial government shutdown.
Republicans seek to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, a move blocked by Senate Democrats since mid-February over policy changes after fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents.
The House's response to the Senate's legislation remains unclear.

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The U.S. Senate voted 52-46 on Tuesday to begin a budget process to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, marking the first step to end the longest partial government shutdown.
Republicans seek to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, a move blocked by Senate Democrats since mid-February over policy changes after fatal shootings of two protesters by federal agents.
The House's response to the Senate's legislation remains unclear.