US Republicans weigh DHS deal to reopen most of department, excluding ICE deportations
The homeland security shutdown has snarled airport lines and halted pay for some, even as lawmakers negotiate a deal US politics live – latest updates Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Republican senators are considering a bipartisan deal to restore funding to most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would initially exclude money for arrests and deportations of undocumented immigrants , according to media reports. Under the potential agreement, Republicans would acc
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Donald Trump on Tuesday swore in Markwayne Mullin as secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), while Senate Republicans unveiled a compromise that would restart funding to most of the agency but appears to exclude reforms to immigration enforcement Democrats have demanded.
The two parties have been at an impasse over DHS funding since mid-February, after Democrats insisted any legislation include new guardrails on immigration enforcement after federal agents killed two US citizens in Minneapolis.
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- US Republicans weigh DHS deal to reopen most of department, excluding ICE deportationsGuardian - World · Chris Stein in Washington · Mar 24, 2026, 4:48 PM
- US Republicans weigh deal to reopen most of DHS but not ICE deportationsGuardian - World · Chris Stein in Washington · Mar 24, 2026, 4:48 PM
- Mullin sworn in as DHS secretary as Republicans pitch new funding offerGuardian - World · Chris Stein in Washington · Mar 24, 2026, 8:15 PM
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