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President Trump declared a national emergency to pay TSA workers amid the ongoing DHS shutdown and dispatched ICE officers to major airports to help with security and crowd control. Early media reports say wait times improved as back pay began flowing, signaling short-term relief, but Democratic opposition to funding remains and calls grow to end the shutdown and restore pay for all DHS workers.
Washington remains in a protracted standoff over Department of Homeland Security funding, risking tens of thousands of federal workers going unpaid for weeks or months while negotiations falter amid GOP divisions and Democratic resistance to immigration-enforcement changes; despite Trump paying TSA payroll and a Senate plan to fund most of DHS, House Republicans rejected it, leaving no clear bipartisan path before a potential summer deadlock as airport lines have temporarily eased.
Amnesty International warns that the 2026 World Cup could become a stage for human-rights repression, urging host governments, FIFA, and sponsors to uphold international standards, while criticizing US immigration enforcement, invasive surveillance plans, and limited rights protections across host cities as homelessness and security concerns loom.
House Republicans accuse some Senate colleagues of ‘buyer’s remorse’ after voting for a DHS funding package that funds most of the department but shortchanges immigration enforcement, as the two chambers remain at odds and a short-term extension is pushed to avert a protracted shutdown ahead of a recess.
Millions joined No Kings protests across all 50 states and 16 countries to push back on Trump administration policies on Iran, immigration enforcement, and rising living costs, with related actions against NIH medical-research funding and DHS funding brinkmanship.
No Kings rallies span all 50 states and multiple European countries, with organizers forecasting up to 9 million participants protesting the Iran war and Trump-era immigration enforcement; Minnesota hosts the flagship event headlined by Bruce Springsteen, as more than 3,100 events were registered nationwide and crowds form from urban to rural areas across the country and abroad.
The Senate-passed DHS funding bill (excluding ICE and parts of CBP) faces House roadblocks, with Schumer saying a 60-day DHS funding plan would be dead on arrival in the Senate, and Johnson floated a clean 60-day continuing resolution to fund all of DHS. House Democrats express broad support for the Senate deal to end airport chaos, while the House Freedom Caucus demands adding immigration-enforcement funding and a voter-ID provision, complicating quick passage. Procedural hurdles and TSA pay delays add to the urgency as negotiations continue and lawmakers consider timing for votes.
After weeks of stalled talks, the Senate approved a DHS funding package that funds all of the department except ICE and part of CBP, effectively ending the shutdown for most agencies. The House could vote on Friday to avert a record-long lapse, while Democrats push for reforms and Republicans consider a separate reconciliation bill for immigration enforcement; Trump’s decision to pay TSA workers added urgency to the negotiations.
President Trump renewed a push to deploy federalized troops to Los Angeles and San Francisco, arguing they can curb crime and aid immigration enforcement. Past deployments were ruled unlawful and sparked local opposition, and there is no clear plan in place, according to the latest remarks and the White House’s lack of confirmation.
President Trump said he would sign an emergency order to pay TSA agents who have gone without pay as Congress fights over funding the Department of Homeland Security. The move—aimed at addressing airport delays—would reallocate funds without a congressional appropriation, a plan Republicans pitched amid a broader immigration-enforcement dispute and Democratic opposition. With the House passing a DHS funding bill but the Senate stalled, lawmakers and the White House trade blame while spring travel volumes push airports to the brink.
The American Federation of Teachers passed a resolution urging its 1.8 million members and others to shop at local stores instead of Target, citing the retailer’s insufficient response to federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis as it works to regain sales momentum under new CEO Michael Fiddelke.
A funding stalemate at the Department of Homeland Security has left TSA officers unpaid and increasingly unavailable, triggering hours-long security lines at major U.S. airports, missed flights, and costly rebookings for travelers. ICE has been deployed to assist at airports amid criticism of immigration policies, with broader fears spanning fuel prices and economic pressures shaping travel decisions.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he plans to clinch a bipartisan Department of Homeland Security funding deal by Thursday, with talks reportedly centering on DHS funding while omitting only ERO money and addressing Democrats’ concerns about immigration enforcement rules; both chambers are moving toward votes on DHS funding ahead of a two‑week recess, as broader budget and reconciliation discussions continue.
Minnesota prosecutors filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and the Justice Department to obtain evidence and the identities of federal agents involved in the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during Operation Metro Surge, after the Trump administration refused to cooperate. The move, centered on Touhy letters, tests whether federal immunity under the Supremacy Clause can shield agents from state prosecutions and faces extradition and logistical hurdles, signaling a lengthy, high-stakes battle with broad implications for accountability in immigration enforcement. Moriarty’s office is also investigating 14 additional cases of possible federal-agent misconduct, highlighting nationwide scrutiny of use-of-force and transparency in federal operations.
Senate Republicans, led by Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, plan a major GOP-only budget reconciliation bill to fund immigration enforcement (ICE/DHS), back a potential Iran-war funding package, and advance voting-law changes via the SAVE America Act, aiming to bypass Democratic opposition and the 60-vote filibuster; the tactic faces questions over compliance with reconciliation rules and faces divided support within both parties and across chambers.