Live updates: House considers whether to fund TSA and most of Homeland Security
An ICE agent works at a TSA checkpoint at Pittsburgh International Airport in Imperial, Pa., Thursday, March 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Earlier Thursday, Thune announced he had made a “last and final” offer to Democrats. But as the day progressed, the action stopped.
Democrats argued that the GOP proposals did not go far enough to put safeguards on ICE, Customs and Border Protection and other federal agencies engaged in immigration sweeps, particularly after the deaths of two Americans to protest the actions of Minneapolis.
They want federal agents to wear identification, remove their masks and refrain from conducting raids around schools, churches or other sensitive locations. Democrats insisted judges agree before officers search homes or private spaces – new Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security said he was open to consideration.
Trump had largely left the issue to Congress but warned he was ready to act, threatening to send the National Guard to airports in addition to his deployment of ICE agents who now check travelers’ ID cards.
If the Senate bill is approved by the House and signed into law, Trump’s announced action to pay TSA agents could be temporary or unnecessary.
