Former acting ICE Director and current White House Border Czar Tom Homan has criticised Congress over the ongoing Department of Homeland Security funding dispute, accusing them of attempting to enforce policy changes by withholding funding. Homan argued that the dispute is about efforts to curb immigration enforcement, not budgetary constraints. He also claimed that lawmakers are pushing to limit arrests rather than advocating for abolishing ICE. The dispute between Congress and the House and Senate is over whether immigration enforcement agencies should be fully funded. The deadlock has resulted in significant disruptions to DHS functions across the country, including the pay of tens of thousands of DHS employees.