Senate Democrats reject GOP offer to reopen DHS, partially fund ICE

Deal to fund DHS falters amid bipartisan pushback

<p>Momentum toward <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/23/dhs-funding-house-senate-budget-talks-reconciliation" target="_blank">reopening DHS</a> evaporated Tuesday as Democrats drew a hard line on reforms to ICE, swiftly rejecting a proposal that GOP senators had only just persuaded President Trump to entertain.</p><p><strong>Why it matters:</strong> The Department of Homeland Security has been <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/12/shutdown-homeland-security-senate-negotiations" target="_blank">shut down</a> for more than five weeks — and the resistance from Democrats, paired with skepticism among some Republicans, including Trump, casts serious doubt on whether Congress can strike a deal this week.</p><hr><ul><li>GOP senators had just <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/23/dhs-funding-house-senate-budget-talks-reconciliation" target="_blank">persuaded Trump</a> to back off his demands that the <a href="https://www.axios.com/2026/03/17/save-act-house-convervatives-revolt-...

Democrats brush off latest DHS counteroffer from White House: ‘Wholly inadequate’

Democrats on Wednesday sharply criticized the White House’s latest counter-proposal aimed at ending the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, arguing that it falls short of sufficiently addressing their concerns about the administration’s immigration crackdown. The counterproposal, outlined in a letter by border czar Tom Homan and White House legislative affairs director James Braid, is…

DHS funding talks in limbo after Trump insists GOP pass SAVE America Act

Senate talks aimed at ending the 38-day DHS shutdown hit a new roadblock after President Trump called on Republicans to hold out for passage of the SAVE America Act.

Democrats aim to turn Trump’s tariffs against GOP in campaigns for governor - AP News

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GOP cracks in Senate begin to show in DHS shutdown fight - The Hill

US Republicans weigh deal to reopen most of DHS but not ICE deportations

<p>The homeland security shutdown has snarled airport lines and halted pay for some, even as lawmakers negotiate a deal</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/mar/24/us-politics-latest-news-donald-trump-ice-airport-midterms-donald-trump-marco-rubio">US politics live – latest updates</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/feb/17/sign-up-for-the-breaking-news-us-email-to-get-newsletter-alerts-direct-to-your-inbox?utm_medium=ACQUISITIONS_STANDFIRST&amp;utm_campaign=BN22326&amp;utm_content=signup&amp;utm_term=standfirst&amp;utm_source=GUARDIAN_WEB">Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email</a></p></li></ul><p>Republican senators are considering a bipartisan deal to restore funding to most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that would initially exclude money for arrests and deportations of undocumented <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/usimmigration">immigrants</a>, according to media reports.</p><p>Und...