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Congress Shifts Focus to ICE Reform After Trump Signs Bill Ending Partial Government Shutdown

The bill funds most government operations through Sept. 30 but leaves unresolved DHS funding amid disputes over immigration enforcement and detention expansion.

  • On Tuesday, President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill ending a partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend after the House approved it 217-214.
  • The remaining Homeland Security bill remains unresolved as Democrats demand enforcement limits after the Minneapolis shootings, funding only through February 13.
  • A planned $45 billion detention expansion has federal officials scouting cities and counties across the US while deploying body cameras on immigration agents in Minnesota.
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson says he expects agreement on Department of Homeland Security by the deadline and urged good-faith negotiation over the next 10-day negotiation window, while House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries warned Democrats would oppose more temporary funding without substantial operational changes.
  • Most programs are funded through September 30 as the legislation restores funding for defense, healthcare, labor, education and housing, while U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes blocked the end of TPS for roughly 350,000 Haitians.
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This time it was only four days: the state of government in the USA is over again. President Trump signed a budget package. However, the controversial use of the ICE agents is excluded.

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