House passes blueprint for ICE, border patrol funding
By Kate Santaliz
Published on April 30, 2026.
The House of Representatives has passed a budget blueprint to pave the way for immigration enforcement funding, a crucial step towards reopening the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which has been shut down for a record 75 days. The resolution allows Republicans to draft legislation that would allocate billions to ICE and Customs and Border Protection. However, there is resistance among House Republicans to moving a bill to fund the rest of DHS before getting ICE and CBP funding reconciled through reconciliation. The process is expected to take weeks, potentially extending the DHS shutdown into May or beyond.
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