Senate votes to fund DHS minus ICE and CBP

WASHINGTON (NBC, KYMA) - The Senate agreed unanimously early Friday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after a more than 40-day shutdown, but without funding for immigration enforcement and deportation operations.

Senators approved the package at 2:20 a.m. Eastern by voice vote following a marathon session, hours after President Donald Trump announced he would sign an order to immediately pay Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers.

The funding lapse has seen them go without pay, leading many to call out of work and causing extreme delays at airports of up to four hours.

The deal followed arduous bipartisan negotiations that occurred in fits and starts over the last six weeks. It is expected to have President Trump's support, but faces an uncertain future in the House.

It would fund all of DHS except ICE enforcement and removal operations and parts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which Democrats have refused to vote for without significant reforms to enforcement practices.

Trump's backing could help corral votes in the Republican-controlled House despite some misgivings among conservatives about splitting off ICE funding.

Senate Republicans held a vote open for hours on Thursday as the two sides continued to negotiate, having traded offers for days.

This provision faces an uncertain future in the House.

The lower chamber can either debate and vote out the Senate-passed measures in the rules committee before bringing them to the floor under a simple majority vote, or House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) can bring them to the floor "under suspension," meaning two thirds of the house votes in favor of bringing them up.

The House was set to hold an unrelated vote at 10:00 a.m. Eastern before leaving for recess.