Elon Musk

President Trump has pushed a plan to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security only if ICE enforcement funding and parts of his SAVE America Act are handled separately—Senate Republicans are reportedly considering a near‑full DHS funding bill that excludes ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, with those functions to be funded later through reconciliation. As the shutdown strains TSA staffing and causes multi‑hour airport lines, Trump ordered ICE agents to airports to assist—deployments that began amid operational, training and legal questions and fierce Democratic and bipartisan criticism, leaving negotiations fragile.