Summary
House Speaker Mike Johnson announced a plan to pass a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) without including funds for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This was done to address a partial DHS shutdown that affected airport operations and federal workers. Johnson plans to use budget reconciliation later to address ICE funding.
Key Facts
- Mike Johnson is the House Speaker.
- The funding bill aims to support the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but does not include money for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
- The partial shutdown of DHS impacted airport operations and federal workers.
- Democrats and Republicans could not agree on DHS funding that included ICE.
- The Senate approved the bill without ICE funding.
- Johnson plans to use budget reconciliation to potentially include ICE funding later.
- The issue arose as the U.S. faces an international armed conflict.
