House Republicans Demand Guaranteed ICE Funding Before Agreeing to End Record DHS Shutdown
Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to coordinate a complex two-step plan to reopen DHS while facing resistance from his own conference over ICE funding.

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Speaker Mike Johnson is attempting to coordinate a complex two-step plan to reopen DHS while facing resistance from his own conference over ICE funding.

House Republicans are demanding guaranteed funding for ICE and Border Patrol before agreeing to a bipartisan Senate plan to end the record DHS shutdown, complicating Speaker Mike Johnson's path forward.
Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee
Republican Representative from Florida
Former President and advisor to GOP leadership
GOP Representative opposing the Senate plan
Speaker Mike Johnson is pursuing a "two-track" plan to end the DHS shutdown, a move RawStory frames as a "flip-flop" that has sparked an internal Republican revolt. Conversely, The Washington Examiner emphasizes Johnson's strategic distrust of the Senate and his focus on securing immigration enforcement funding to satisfy his caucus. Center-leaning outlets like Reuters and AP News focus on the procedural uncertainty as Johnson attempts to coordinate with both the Senate and the White House.
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