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The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has now been unfunded for 38 days.

TSA lines and airport wait times continued to worsen over the weekend as more agents quit or stayed home. In response, President Trump announced that ICE agents will be deployed to airports and some Democrats interpret this as an effort by the administration to avoid blame for travel disruptions caused by the shutdown, while some Republicans have expressed concern about the optics of sending immigration agents to manage airport crowds.

Bipartisan negotiations continue, with a group of Senators—including several Democrats who supported ending last year’s full government shutdown—working with the White House on Democrats’ demands to restrict ICE enforcement activities as a condition for funding DHS. Last week, a tentative breakthrough emerged when Sen. Mullin (R-OK), the President’s nominee to lead DHS, indicated at his confirmation hearing that he would accept Democratic calls requiring ICE agents to obtain a judicial warrant before entering homes or businesses. The following day, Senate negotiators met with Border Czar Tom Homan, and on Friday evening, the White House submitted draft legislative text to the Senate. Leaders from both parties expressed cautious optimism that a deal could be reached.

Senate Majority Leader Thune spoke with the President, proposing that all DHS components be funded immediately, except ICE, which Republicans would fund later through a partisan budget reconciliation package. The President rejected the proposal, declaring that no DHS funding negotiations should proceed until the SAVE America Act passes in the Senate—a reversal from his prior willingness to pursue DHS appropriations alongside the election security bill.

Leader Thune has warned that he may cancel the Senate’s upcoming recess if DHS remains unfunded at the end of this week.