DHS Shutdown and ICE Policy Fight

Senate negotiations have stalled as Democrats press for ICE and CBP reforms and both parties have repeatedly blocked competing piecemeal and full‑agency funding offers, leaving much of DHS unfunded. The lapse has left roughly 50,000 TSA employees working unpaid, more than 300 have quit, unscheduled absences nationalized to about 10.2%, producing multi‑hour security lines, airport donation drives and official warnings that sustained callouts could force temporary closures at smaller airports.