Anonymous9 days ago
The partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, triggered by the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by CBP agents in January 2026, has now lasted 39 days, leaving over 100,000 DHS employees without full paychecks and causing TSA callout rates to spike fivefold. Senate Republicans have proposed funding 94% of DHS while excluding $5.5 billion for ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations, and after initially demanding the bill be linked to the SAVE America Act voter ID legislation, President Trump signaled on March 24 that the deal "seems to be acceptable" — though Democratic demands for ICE reforms and the tight pre-recess timeline leave passage uncertain.