WATCH LIVE: House Republicans revolt against Senate bill to reopen Department of Homeland Security

WASHINGTON (AP) — TheHouse Republicans are resisting a Senate early Friday morning approved Homeland Security funds-passed bill to pay Transportation Security Administration agents andfund most other agencies, but notof the immigration enforcement operations at the heartDepartment of Homeland Security, a revolt that risks delaying a resolution to the budgetfunding impasse now in its 42nd day that has jammedcreated long lines at many of the nation's airports, disrupted travel and imposed financial hardship on workers. Watch the House floor live in the video player above. The dealNext steps are uncertain, whichbut Republicans are angry that the bill passed early Friday by the Senate approved unanimouslydoes not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Democrats refused to fund those departments without a roll call, next goeschanges to the House, which is expected to consider it Fridayimmigration enforcement practices. READ MORE: Why do ICE agents get paid during the partial government shutdown, but not TSA? "We can get at least a lot ofIt is the government opened up againmost reckless thing we've ever seen and then we'll go from therere so frustrated by it," said Senate Majority Leader John ThuneSpeaker Mike Johnson, R-Swho said he would consult with fellow Republicans before announcing next steps.D. "Obviously, we'll still have some work ahead of us." Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Senators have already left town after acting in the early morning hours to end the partial shutdown, so it would take time for them to return if the House ends up passing a different measure than the one that cleared the Senate in the early morning hours Friday. That would mean the DHS shutdown that has jammed airports and imposed financial hardship on thousands of federal workers would continue for the foreseeable future. With pressure mounting this week to resolve the 42-day stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, the endgame emerged in the final hoursappeared to emerge just before TSA workers were set to miss another paycheck Friday. President Donald Trump said Thursday he would sign an order to immediately pay the TSA agents, saying he wanted to quickly stop the "Chaos at the Airports." TheA deal that was subsequently reached hours later did not include any of the restraints Democrats have demanded as they sought to rein in Trumpthe Republican president's mass deportation agenda. "We can get at least a lot of the government opened up again, and then we'll go from there," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. "Obviously, we'll still have some work ahead of us." Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said the outcome could have been reached weeks ago, and he vowed that his party would continue fighting to ensure Trump's "rogue" immigration operation "does not get more funding without serious reform." What's in and out of the funding package Senators worked through the night on the deal that would fund much of the rest of the department, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard and TSA, but without. While Democrats were successful in blocking more funding for ImmigrationICE and Customs Enforcement. Customs was funded, butthe Border Protection wasPatrol, they did not. The package puts no get the new limits on immigration enforcement, which they were demanding. Immigration enforcement has remained largely uninterrupted by the shutdown. The because the GOP's big tax cuts bill that Trump signed into law last year funneled billions of dollars in extra funds to DHS, including $75 billion for ICE operations, ensuring the immigration officers are still being paid despite the lapse. Next steps in the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a slim majority, are uncertain. Passage will almost certainly require bipartisan support, as lawmakers on the left and right flanks revolt. Conservative Republicans have panned their own party's proposals, demanding full funding for immigration operations. Many have vowed to ensure ICE has the resources it needs in the next budget package to carry out Trump's agenda. "We will fully fund ICE. That is what this fight is about," Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., said as he tried to offer legislation to fund the agency. "The border is closing. The next task is deportation." On-again, off-again talks collapsedcollapse Earlier Thursday, Thune announced he had given a "last and final" offer to the Democrats. But as the day dragged on, action stalled out. Democrats argued the GOP proposals have not gone far enough at putting guardrails on officers from ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and other federal agencies whothat are engaged in the immigration sweeps, particularly after the deaths of two Americans protesting the actions in Minneapolis. They want federal agents to wear identification, remove their face masks and refrain from conducting raids around schools, churches or other sensitive places. Democrats have also pushed for an end of administrative warrants, insisting that judges sign off before agents search people's homes or private spaces — something new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has said he is open to considering. Trump had largely left the issue to Congress, but warned he was ready to take action, threatening to send the National Guard to airports in addition to his deployment of ICE agents, who are now checking travelers' IDs. The White House had floated the extraordinary move of invoking a national emergency to pay the TSA agents, a politically and legally fraught approach. Instead, Trump's order would pay TSA agents using money from his 2025 tax bill, according to a senior administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity because they werenwasn't authorized to discuss it publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity. If the Senate package is approved by the House and signed it into law, the action Trump announced to pay TSA agents may be temporary or unneeded. Airport lines grow as TSA workers endure hardships The funding shutdown has resulted in travel delays and even warnings of airport closures as TSA workers missing paychecks stop cominggoing to work. Multiple airports are experiencing greater than 40% callout rates of TSA workers, and nearly 500 of the agency's nearly 50,000 transportation security officers have quit during the shutdown. Nationwide on Wednesday, more than 11% of the TSA employees on the schedule missed work, according to DHS. That is more than 3,120 callouts. Everett Kelley, the president of the American Federation of Government Employees, said the union is grateful the TSA workers will be paid, but saidadded Congress must stay in session to pass a deal "that funds DHS, pays all DHS workers, and keeps these vital agencies running." At George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Melissa Gates said she would not make her flight to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, after waiting more than 2½ hours and still not reaching the security checkpoint. She said no other flights were available until Friday. "I should have just driven, right?" Gates said. "Five hours would have been hilarious next to this." Associated Press writers Joey Cappelletti, Kevin Freking, Rebecca Santana, Collin Binkley and Ben Finley in Washington, Lekan Oyekanmi in Houston, Wyatte Grantham-Philips in New York, Rio Yamat in Las Vegas, Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, and Gabriela Aoun Angueira in San Diego contributed to this report. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Updated on Mar 27, 2026 12:0403 PM EDT — Published on Mar 27, 2026 9:21 AM EDT