The US House passed a funding bill that restores most Department of Homeland Security operations but leaves ICE and a second immigration enforcement subagency without appropriations.

House clears bill after weeks-long impasse

The US House of Representatives has voted to end a record-breaking partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, passing a funding measure that restores operations for most of the department's agencies.

The bill excludes two subagencies responsible for immigration enforcement, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, leaving them without fresh funding even as the broader shutdown ends.

The measure had already cleared the US Senate before the House vote, sending it directly to President Donald Trump, who signed the legislation.

Airport chaos and unpaid federal workers

The shutdown triggered disruption at airports across the country and left many federal workers without pay for the duration of the standoff. The dispute centred on funding for Trump's immigration crackdown, with congressional divisions over how much money to allocate to enforcement operations.

The Senate had earlier voted 50–48 to advance a separate plan that would have provided approximately USD 70 billion for ICE and Border Patrol, but that measure did not form the basis of the final bill.

What the legislation does and does not do

The enacted funding bill covers most DHS agencies but deliberately carves out the two subagencies handling immigration enforcement. That arrangement reflects the compromise required to break the deadlock: enough members were willing to reopen the bulk of the department without resolving the deeper disagreement over immigration enforcement budgets.

Federal workers affected by the shutdown are expected to receive back pay following Trump's signature, though the status of staff within the excluded subagencies remains subject to further congressional action.