The Senate is reportedly close to agreeing a new deal to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a five-week shutdown. The deal would fund most of the department but leave some areas, including deportation operations for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, unfunded. The funds would be handled in a future reconciliation package, a procedural tool that could allow Republicans to approve the funds through a party-line vote. However, Democrats are demanding further reforms in the bill, which some Republicans have criticized as being unreasonable. The proposal is still being reviewed by Democrats and is expected to be finalised before the end of the shutdown.