US Senate votes to fund most of Homeland Security to end airports chaos - but ICE excluded
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The US Senate voted to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end airport disruptions caused by a partial government shutdown that began approximately six weeks prior. The funding package excludes Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and parts of border protection due to Democratic opposition. The shutdown led to TSA agents working without pay, causing staff shortages and long queues at airports nationwide, including Houston. The measure, intended to alleviate the airport chaos, now goes to the House of Representatives for a vote. President Trump stated he would sign an executive order to pay TSA agents, while Republican leaders criticized Democrats for the piecemeal funding approach. The package includes funding for the TSA, US Coast Guard, and Federal Emergency Management Agency.
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AI-ExtractedDemocrats want any deal on DHS funding to include measures like the end of masks for ICE agents.
President Trump said he would sign an executive order to immediately pay out TSA Agents.
Around 50,000 agents at the TSA have been working without pay since mid-February.
Security workers' salaries are paid by the DHS, and hundreds have quit since the shutdown began.
US Senate voted to fund DHS, excluding immigration enforcement, to end airport disruption.
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