Here’s where the funding fight for TSA, ICE and other DHS agencies stands amid shutdown
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The Bottom Line
43-day DHS funding lapse persists as Congress and Trump deadlock over agency funding and Democratic reform demands.
How This Affects You
Travel delays likely as TSA operates unfunded; immigration enforcement disrupted; federal employees face unpaid status.
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# Summary A 43-day government funding lapse affecting the Department of Homeland Security continues with no resolution in sight, as Congress and President Trump have made three separate attempts to direct money toward DHS agencies including the TSA and ICE. Senate Democrats blocked a bill to keep the department operating, demanding sweeping reforms in exchange for approving new funding. The specific details of those demanded reforms are not elaborated in the available text.
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Three separate funding bills attempted; Senate Democrats blocking passage pending unspecified reform concessions from administration.
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