Senate passes bill to fund all parts of DHS except for ICE and parts of CBP

The Senate approved a Department of Homeland Security funding package early Friday morning via voice vote that excludes the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and portions of the Customs and Border Protection bureau. The partial funding measure represents a compromise after weeks of legislative gridlock over how to allocate money across the sprawling security agency. By carving out ICE and parts of CBP—two of DHS's most contentious and politically sensitive divisions—lawmakers avoided a complete government shutdown while deferring the most divisive budget fights. The selective funding approach leaves those agencies without new appropriations, likely triggering operational constraints or forcing them to operate under continuing resolutions. The move signals deep partisan divisions over immigration enforcement spending remain unresolved as the fiscal year progresses.