White House Offers Concessions On DHS Funding To End Shutdown
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By Reagan Reese
Published on March 17, 2026.
The White House has offered five concessions to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has been closed since Feb. 14 due to lack of reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The administration has blamed Democrats for delaying the vote on these reforms. The concessions include expanding body–worn cameras by DHS law enforcement, limiting civil immigration enforcement activities at some sensitive locations, increasing oversight of DHS detention facilities, enforcing visible officer identification and not deporting U.S. citizens. The shutdown has left tens of thousands of airport employees without pay and resulted in significant financial uncertainty for many.
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