Trump rejects off-ramp to fund DHS as airport delays worsen
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By Ryan Nobles
Published on March 23, 2026.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and President Donald Trump have discussed an off-ramp to reopen the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and end long lines and delays at airports. The idea would fund all of DHS except for ICE, which Democrats have refused to support without new limitations on immigration enforcement operations. ICE would be funded separately in a party-line “reconciliation” bill that can pass without need for any Democratic support later in the year. However, Trump rejected this idea, stating that he did not believe in any deal with Democrats unless they voted with Republicans to pass ‘THE SAVE AMERICA ACT’. The potential compromise comes with another possibility for the White House to approve supplemental funding for Trump's war in Iran.
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