{"id":2581361,"date":"2026-03-18T14:38:02","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-dhs-funding-vote-without-ice-and-border-patrol\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T14:40:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T18:40:38","slug":"democrats-push-dhs-funding-vote-without-ice-and-border-patrol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-push-dhs-funding-vote-without-ice-and-border-patrol\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats push DHS funding vote without ICE and Border Patrol"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-push-dhs-funding-vote-without-ice-and-border-patrol%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2581361&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>&#8211; Democrats, lead by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and appropriator Rosa DeLauro, moved to force a vote on a DHS funding bill that would fund agencies like the TSA, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and cybersecurity efforts, but withhold funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The plan uses a discharge petition to bypass GOP leadership and bring the measure directly to the House floor. It would require 218 signatures and at least some Republican support to succeed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Republicans,including Speaker Mike Johnson,argued that stripping CBP funding would weaken border defenses and disrupt travel at U.S. ports of entry.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The push comes as a government shutdown drags on; many DHS employees have not been paid, contributing to airport delays and cancellations, and Democrats insist on concessions related to immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The White House released a DHS funding proposal that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-shutdown-white-house-floats-requiring-ice-agents-to-self-identify\/\" title=\"... shutdown: White House floats requiring ICE agents to self...identify\">includes requiring immigration officers<\/a> to self-identify during enforcement proceedings, a point of contention for Democrats during the shutdown. Senate Republicans have supported advancing a House-passed DHS bill, but Democrats are not backing it without further changes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats move to force DHS funding vote without ICE and Border Patrol<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2534000\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"441\">House Democrats<\/a> moved Wednesday to force a vote on a plan to fund most of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dhs\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1689\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> &mdash; excluding border patrol and immigration enforcement &mdash; escalating their standoff with Republicans during the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/government-shutdown\/\">shutdown.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The effort, led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and top appropriator Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), uses a discharge petition to bypass GOP leadership and bring the proposal directly to the House floor. Democrats are trying to force a vote on a spending bill that would fund DHS agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration, FEMA, the Coast Guard, and federal cybersecurity operations, but withhold funding from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/customs-and-border-protection\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1764\">Customs and Border Protection<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/4496173\/fed-interest-rate-cut-inflation-lingers\/\">Fed forgoes interest rate cut as inflation lingers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4494621\/california-democrats-vying-governor-soaring-gas-prices\/\">California Democrats vying to be governor take on soaring gas prices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4492744\/cuba-opens-private-sector-investment-nationals-in-us\/\">Cuba opens private-sector investment to nationals in US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We have a choice: We can fund TSA, fund the Coast Guard, fund FEMA, fund our cybersecurity professionals, or continue to allow ICE to brutalize and in some cases, kill American citizens or to violently target law abiding immigrant families,&rdquo; Jeffries said at a press conference on the steps of the Capitol in front of a sign that said &ldquo;Pay TSA, rein in ICE.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A discharge petition requires 218 signatories to force legislation to the House floor for a vote. The measure is a tool to circumvent the House speaker, who controls which legislation is brought to the floor. To succeed, Jeffries&rsquo; petition would need the support of at least four House Republicans, given the chamber&rsquo;s narrow majority.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Amid this continuing failure of Republican leadership, House Democrats are taking matters into our own hands, and I call on my Republican colleagues in the rank and file who know what their leadership is doing, and they know it is wrong,&rdquo; said DeLauro, the top Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee. &ldquo;Please join us in this effort.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans swiftly rejected the approach. Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) warned that stripping funding from CBP &mdash; the nation&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dhs-sec-mayorkas-tells-cbp-commissioner-to-step-down-over-border-chaos-he-also-pretends-doesnt-exist\/\" title=\"... Sec Mayorkas Tells ... Commissioner to Step Down Over Border Chaos He Also Pretends Doesn\u2019t Exist\">largest federal law enforcement agency<\/a> &#038;mdash<\/a>; would weaken border defenses and disrupt travel through U.S. ports of entry.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;CBP is the largest federal law enforcement agency,&rdquo; Johnson said this week. &ldquo;Any bill that strips its funding weakens our defenses against terrorist plots, undermines the integrity of our borders, and disrupts lawful travel through U.S. ports of entry, including the millions of American and international travelers processed at our airports every single day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The discharge petition by House Democrats was introduced one day after White House officials <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4494854\/white-house-dhs-government-shutdown-ice-self-identify\/\">detailed their latest DHS funding proposal<\/a> to Capitol Hill. The proposal includes requiring immigration officers to self-identify if confronted during immigration enforcement proceedings, a major sticking point for Democrats during the weekslong shutdown.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4494494\/gop-fiscal-hawks-open-new-iran-war-funding\/\">GOP FISCAL HAWKS OPEN TO NEW IRAN WAR FUNDING WITHOUT SPENDING OFFSETS <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since the shutdown started on Feb. 14, many employees who fall under DHS have not been paid, leading hundreds to call out sick or quit. As a result, passengers at airports across the country have had to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-cornyn-and-greg-casar-clash-over-dhs-funding-at-austin-airport\/\" title=\"John Cornyn and Greg Casar clash over ... funding at Austin airport\">endure lengthy wait times<\/a> at security checkpoints.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Republicans have repeatedly voted to advance a House-passed bill that would fund DHS, but Democrats are refusing to support the legislation unless the White House makes further concessions to rein in the aggressive tactics used by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-across-u-s-take-bidens-lead-seek-to-ban-illegal-alien-term\/\" title=\"Democrats Across U.S. Take Biden&#039;s ..., Seek to Ban &#039;Illegal Alien&#039; Term\">federal immigration agents<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats push DHS funding vote excluding ICE and CBP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2581362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26029684429499-e1773852163271.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[70682,7492,6513,8364],"class_list":["post-2581361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-border-patrol-2","tag-dhs","tag-funding","tag-ice"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26029684429499-e1773852163271.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581361","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2581361"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581361\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2581365,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2581361\/revisions\/2581365"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2581362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2581361"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2581361"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2581361"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}