{"id":2595433,"date":"2026-04-26T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-26T23:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-blames-house-gop-for-blocking-dhs-funding-over-ice\/"},"modified":"2026-04-26T19:59:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T23:59:09","slug":"jeffries-blames-house-gop-for-blocking-dhs-funding-over-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jeffries-blames-house-gop-for-blocking-dhs-funding-over-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeffries blames House GOP for blocking DHS funding over ICE"},"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%2Fjeffries-blames-house-gop-for-blocking-dhs-funding-over-ice%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=2595433&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>House Minority Leader hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said House Republicans are delaying a bipartisan DHS funding bill that has already passed the Senate and has support from Democrats, Senate Republicans, and the president. He argued the primary obstacle is GOP demands tied to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and immigration enforcement,with Jeffries insisting that funding for Secret Service,TSA,FEMA,and other DHS agencies should be approved promptly to prevent disruptions to national security and payroll.<\/p>\n<p>Following the White House Correspondents\u2019 dinner shooting that injured a Secret Service agent, Jeffries also urged political unity and condemned violence, arguing lawmakers should disagree without being \u201cdisagreeable.\u201d He said Democrats would support separating ICE\/mass deportation-related provisions from the broader DHS package and indicated that, if democrats regained the House majority, their top priorities would center on lowering the cost of living and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adams-remains-frontrunner-in-wide-open-race-to-be-nycs-next-mayor-poll-shows\/\" title=\"Adams Remains Frontrunner In Wide-Open Race To Be NYC\u2019s Next Mayor, Poll Shows\">improving public safety<\/a> rather than impeachment.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hakeem-jeffries\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) blamed House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republicans<\/a> for stalling a bipartisan <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-homeland-security\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3083\">Department of Homeland Security<\/a> funding bill, arguing the impasse centers on GOP demands over Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding in the wake of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4543614\/trump-correspondents-dinner-shooter-christians\/\">White House correspondents\u2019 dinner shooting<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries stressed that DHS funding for the Secret Service, TSA, FEMA, and other agencies should be approved immediately.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4542367\/house-lawmakers-watch-gop-leadership-fisa-extension\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                          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House Democrats, have all expressed support for that bipartisan bill.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jeffries said the legislation should be brought to the House floor immediately, but argued Republicans are holding it up over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-dems-social-justice-math-curriculum-reinvigorates-gop-gov-hopefuls\/\" title=\"Virginia Dems\u2019 \u2018Social Just...\u2019 Math Curriculum Reinvigorates GOP Gov Hopefuls\">provisions related<\/a> to ICE funding and immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n<p>The funding standoff marks the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >longest partial government shutdown<\/a>, fueling concerns over national security and agency pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe exception is ICE and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/centrists-push-end-to-dhs-shutdown-with-new-restrictions-on-ice\/\" title=\"Centrists push end to DHS shutdown with new restrictions on ...\">mass deportation machine<\/a> because that issue needs to be worked out separately,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m not sure why that bill hasn\u2019t been brought to the floor of the House of Representatives. \u2026 It will pass on a strongly bipartisan basis so we can make sure that the Secret Service gets paid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His comments come as lawmakers face renewed scrutiny over federal security funding after the Saturday shooting that injured a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/secret-service\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1478\">Secret Service<\/a> agent outside the White House correspondents\u2019 dinner. Jeffries praised law enforcement\u2019s response and called for national unity in condemning political violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s important for us to agree to strongly disagree without being disagreeable with each other,\u201d he said. \u201cViolence is never the answer, whether it\u2019s targeted at the Right, the Left, or the center.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The funding dispute has become a flashpoint in Congress as DHS agencies warn of looming payroll disruptions if a deal is not reached. Jeffries said Democrats support separating ICE-related funding from broader DHS appropriations to ensure critical security operations remain funded.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4543496\/republicans-democrats-unite-after-whca-shooting\/\"><strong>REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS UNITE AFTER WHCA SHOOTING: \u2018VIOLENCE HAS NO PLACE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeffries emphasized that Democrats\u2019 top priority, should they regain the House majority, would not be impeachment proceedings against President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump,<\/a> but addressing cost-of-living concerns and public safety funding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur top priority is going to be to drive down the high cost of living,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeffries blames Republicans for stalling DHS bill over ICE funding after WHCA shooting<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3970,"featured_media":2595434,"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\/04\/AP26113616696428.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[65285,32455,8364,3813,50470],"class_list":["post-2595433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-dhs-funding","tag-house-gop","tag-ice","tag-immigration","tag-jeffries-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/AP26113616696428.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595433","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\/3970"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595433"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595437,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595433\/revisions\/2595437"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}