Senate Unanimously Approves Proposal For DHS Funding

The legislation would fund all of DHS except Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection.

The Senate has unanimously approved a proposal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

The legislation would fund all of DHS except Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, which Democrats have refused to vote for without significant changes to immigration raids and deportation practices.

The deal comes after a 42-day funding lapse has caused travel chaos, and more, putting pressure on lawmakers to act. Under the new plan, Democrats get their weeks-long demand to fund the department with the exceptions of ICE or CBP, but also without the restrictions they sought on how immigration officers may conduct operations. The bill faces an uncertain future in the Republican-controlled House.