Here’s where the funding fight for TSA, ICE and other DHS agencies stands amid shutdown
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The Bottom Line
A 43-day DHS funding lapse continues as Congress and Trump remain deadlocked over agency reforms and spending.
How This Affects You
Airport security and border enforcement operations are threatened, potentially causing longer TSA lines and delays at travel checkpoints nationwide.
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Congress and President Trump have made three separate attempts to direct funding to the Department of Homeland Security during a 43-day funding lapse that continues without resolution. The impasse began when Senate Democrats blocked a bill to keep DHS operating, citing demands for sweeping reforms at the agency. The standoff has left key agencies including the Transportation Security Administration and Immigration and Customs Enforcement without appropriated funds, threatening operations at the nation's airports and border enforcement. Democrats have used the funding gap as leverage to force policy concessions from the Trump administration. The repeated failed attempts signal neither side is close to a compromise that would end the shutdown.
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Congress and the Trump administration have made three separate funding proposals, though none have resolved the impasse.
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