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Thune Stalls DHS Funding Bill Again, Sending Congress Home
Virginia Grace McKinnon
The long-stalled Department of Homeland Security immigration funding bill unexpectedly stalled again Thursday afternoon. Senate Majority Leader John Thune delayed the vote until after the long weekend and the even longer recess, missing President Donald Trump’s June 1 deadline.
On Tuesday, Thune told the press that senators were going to vote this week on the Secure America Act, “a piece of legislation that will fund [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and [Customs and Border Protection] not only for this year, but for the entirety of the Trump administration.”
Immigration and border protection have gone without fiscal year 2026 funding since Democrats voted to shut down the Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 15. However, both still receive necessary operational........