Senate Passes Partial DHS Funding Bill; Trump Signs EO for Immediate TSA Pay

The Senate passed a partial DHS funding bill overnight March 26–27, 2026, sending it to the House. The bill funds most DHS operations including TSA, FEMA, and Coast Guard but excludes ICE and CBP immigration enforcement — a Democratic condition Republicans had previously rejected as unacceptable. Separately, Trump signed an executive order directing DHS to immediately pay TSA agents who had been working without paychecks since mid-February's DHS funding lapse. The crisis had led to 480+ officer resignations, absences topping 40% at some airports, and hourlong security lines nationwide. On immigration enforcement, DOJ lawyers admitted to a federal judge they had been incorrectly citing an ICE memo to justify courthouse immigration arrests. A federal judge in Minnesota also issued a 69-page ruling restricting ICE from transferring detainees out of state and requiring meaningful legal access.