What Senate Democrats Won—and Lost—in the Shutdown Deal
Senate Democrats approved a deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security, ensuring paychecks for Transportation Security Administration workers. However, they failed to secure key reforms to immigration enforcement, including banning ICE agents from wearing masks and requiring judicial warrants for searches.
Senate Democrats approved a deal to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security. The bill restores funding to the Transportation Security Administration, which has been affected by unpaid paychecks. Democrats failed to secure reforms to immigration enforcement. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol. Republicans plan to pass funding for these agencies as part of budget reconciliation. This requires a simple majority rather than 60 votes.
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