The House of Representatives on April 30 passed a measure funding most Department of Homeland Security operations, ending a 76-day agency shutdown—the longest in U.S. history—that began in mid-February. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) remain unfunded amid ongoing partisan fights over immigration reforms.
By voice vote, the House approved a Senate-backed plan from late March, reopening agencies like the TSA and Secret Service. This follows an initial short-term funding patch in early February that expired, prolonging the shutdown tied to deadly federal enforcement actions in Minneapolis (Operation Metro Surge, killing citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti). Democrats' demands for body-worn cameras, bans on face coverings, and judicial warrants clashed with Republican resistance, including pushes for the SAVE Act. A separate process is expected for ICE and CBP. The move averts further disruptions like unpaid TSA agents causing long lines, per Fox News and NPR reports.
