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House Ends Record 76-Day Shutdown-War Over ICE Funding Just Getting Started

By Dan Gooding Newsweek
U.S. Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is surrounded by reporters and his security detail as he walks to the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)
U.S. Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is surrounded by reporters and his security detail as he walks to the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) Francis Chung/POLITICO AP

After a record 76-day government shutdown, the House voted Thursday to restart funding for much of the Department of Homeland Security, ending weeks of disruption for workers and averting looming airport delays - while leaving a fierce fight over immigration enforcement unresolved.

The bipartisan measure, approved after stalling for more than two months, keeps agencies like the Transportation Security Administration operating but excludes funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol.

However, Republicans and Democrats remain locked in a bitter dispute over immigration policy, with GOP leaders already launching a separate effort to bankroll enforcement operations ahead of the November midterm elections.

GOP leaders say the enforcement funding will now move through budget reconciliation, a party-line process that would allow Republicans to bypass Democratic opposition. House Republicans late Wednesday approved a budget resolution aimed at providing billions of dollars for immigration enforcement and deportations through the remainder of Trump's term.

Democrats strongly oppose that approach, arguing it sidesteps oversight and ignores concerns about policing tactics and civil rights. The separate track all but guarantees weeks of fresh clashes on Capitol Hill, even as the immediate funding crisis for most DHS agencies has been resolved.

This is a breaking news article. Updates to follow.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is surrounded by reporters and his security detail as he walks to the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images)
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is surrounded by reporters and his security detail as he walks to the House chamber at the U.S. Capitol on April 30, 2026. (Francis Chung/POLITICO via AP Images) Francis Chung/POLITICO AP

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