Senate unanimously moves to fund most of DHS, except ICE and border patrol, in rare overnight session

Politics is the art of making the possible possible. Democrats have been wanting to reform ICE and the Border Patrol, especially after all the killings and murder ICE has committed, and refused to fund ICE until there is reform. They've been fine with funding all of DHS except for ICE, but won't give any money to ICE until there is reform. This is what the Democrats said they wanted and were fine with passing since before the shutdown, so on that front, this is a complete and utter capitulation from the Republicans. At the same time, this whole shutdown has been a bit of theater. Right now ICE is fully funded for 4 years from the BBB. This keeps ICE from getting any regular yearly budgets, but ICE can do whatever they want until 2029. The Border Patrol also isn't as funded as long as ICE, only until 2027 by the BBB. This really has been a bit of theater that accomplished little. The hope is that since Democrats have "won" this shutdown, they're more willing to actually try to win future shutdowns. We'll see what happens, but hopefully DHS will get paid soon and things will return to normal... until next shutdown.

No. ICE is still fully funded from the BBB. This is a chance for them to stop holding people hostage. Let's see if the House let's them off the hook.

Zero. Literally no changes to ICE protocols. Senate Dems are toilet water 

No and the GOP will just fund ICE through a party line rescission They caved for nothing again because they didn’t want their flight plans messed with.

The Republicans also have old media, social media and new media on their side. The field is not level.

How did the Dems cause the shutdown when the Republicans are in power? If you are the party in power and yet still don't have enough votes to pass legislation, then it is your job to either 1) find the votes or 2) nuke the filibuster. The Republicans failed to do either until now despite being the party in power, therefore it's their shutdown.

You do know republicans control all three branches of government right comrade?

Thanks for letting us know you don't know anything, yet blame the Dems for it anyway, I guess?

As you said, ICE is "fully funded". Well, this bill would have given them even more money as a rider. DEMs only wanted the TSA to get paid because ICE already has more money than they should need. The DEMs got exactly what they wanted.

Elected representatives get to skip the TSA line usually, so the whole airport lines situation wasn't affecting them. That is, until Delta decided they didn't get to skip the line; reps were probably afraid that all the other airlines would follow suit as well

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/03/24/delta-suspends-perks-for-congress-members/89304268007/#

They'd proposed this several times. They arent going for the save act. They arent giving ice more money.

Kristi Noem’s private jets and luxury d****/cuck chair collection

They kept trying blame the Democrats.

Always was. They control all 3 branches of the government.

Not seeing it passing the house. Trump wants to be the hero so until it includes his name, It'll probably not go anywhere

Just like it's been the last ten times it went for a vote. Doesn't seem to matter.

What do you have against the Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), or the Rural Utilities Service (RUS)?

I’m fond of the FDA and the NEA at least. I’m sure there are others.

Ahh, yes. Quality opinion from RainIsGodPissingOnUs

FEMA and Coast Guard are DHS, so until they're moved to other departments, they need the funding. 

i'm confused. If step one is happening right now, how did they get none of that? This quote is just responding to Thune saying they won't negotiate, but ICE is still unfunded so they're still at an impasse

Yes but delta might give them their perks back now, so that's a big win for America.

Which honestly, forcing them to burn yearly budget reconciliation on this isn't the worst outcome.

It's not really a concession considering they aren't giving further funding to ICE and CBP. I would call this a compromise.

Unfortunately, yes. BUT this robs them of any new funding. And now the fight for reforming its policies can begin asap.

Right. The dems have offered this mostly all along. It’s the ICE and CBP funding that they want hold up for reforms. Still, ICE is funded through 2029 thanks to the one big beautiful bill.