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Congress Ends DHS Shutdown, Approves $70 B Immigration Track

5/1/2026

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Congress ended the 70-day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown and set a separate $70 billion immigration-enforcement track.
The House passed a bipartisan DHS funding bill and sent it to President Donald Trump.
The shutdown left 260,000 DHS workers without routine funds since Feb. 14, causing missed paychecks and 1,000 TSA quits.
Republican leaders placed ICE and Border Patrol money in a budget-reconciliation process, which Rep. Chip Roy said offends those agencies.

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Story summary

Congress ended the 70-day Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown and set a separate $70 billion immigration-enforcement track.
The House passed a bipartisan DHS funding bill and sent it to President Donald Trump.
The shutdown left 260,000 DHS workers without routine funds since Feb. 14, causing missed paychecks and 1,000 TSA quits.
Republican leaders placed ICE and Border Patrol money in a budget-reconciliation process, which Rep. Chip Roy said offends those agencies.