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DHS funding fight drags on as GOP advances border bill and Democrats target Trump security funding in escalating Capitol Hill clash.

The federal government agreed to review the environmental impact of a proposed immigrant detention facility in New Jersey and temporarily pause a lawsuit seeking to block the conversion of an industrial warehouse.

Chuck Schumer launched a "free and fair elections task force" as Democrats and Republicans trade accusations of trying to rig the 2026 midterm elections.

The 76-day government shutdown left DHS, ICE, and CBP unfunded, creating dangerous conditions. Congress now turns to budget reconciliation to restore funding.

The House approved a Senate-passed budget resolution to end the DHS funding lapse, unlocking reconciliation to fund ICE and Border Patrol without Democratic support.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said the White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting scare underscores the urgent need to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security.

ICE arrested individuals convicted of sexual assault, child abuse and drug trafficking during National Crime Victims Week, according to DHS officials.

Illegal immigrant Eri Otoniel Roblero Perez allegedly killed two boys riding bikes in South Carolina in a DUI crash. ICE has lodged an arrest detainer against him.

Democrats are demanding answers about Palantir and other surveillance firms powering Trump’s hard-line immigration enforcement agenda.

ICE says Camp East Montana detention facility in El Paso will remain open and undergo upgrades after Secretary Kristi Noem terminated the previous contract.

President Trump has fired his homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, and said Markwayne Mullin, a senator from Oklahoma, would replace her.