Trump Urges GOP Reconciliation for ICE, CBP Funding

President Donald Trump urged congressional Republicans on Wednesday to advance a budget reconciliation bill funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection by June 1, as a partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security entered its 47th day.

The impasse stems from Democratic demands for reforms to immigration enforcement policies, which Republicans have rejected. The shutdown, which began in mid-February, has left ICE and parts of CBP without appropriations, halting some operations while other DHS agencies like the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Coast Guard and Secret Service face funding lapses. Trump has directed executive actions to ensure back pay for TSA workers and is using funds from a prior tax rebate law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, to cover ICE and Border Patrol salaries in the interim.

In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump outlined the strategy, stating that Republicans would work with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune to pass the measure without Democratic votes. "We are going forward to fund our incredible ICE...