House Budget Committee advances push to fund ICE and CBP amid DHS standoff

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House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington advanced S.Con.Res. 33 to unlock reconciliation and fully fund ICE and CBP amid a 72-day, 16-vote dispute.
Arrington warns DHS employees could miss over 100 days of pay without action, increasing pressure for prompt congressional intervention next week.
Republicans frame DHS funding as critical for national security and cybersecurity, with potential risks to border, infrastructure, and frontline operational capabilities if stalled.

Reconciliation measure targets DHS funding gap

As reported by the House Committee on the Budget, House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington testified before the House Rules Committee on S.Con.Res. 33, a measure he says unlocks reconciliation to fully fund U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, CBP.

Arrington says the dispute has stretched across 72 days and 16 votes, and he accuses Democrats of using negotiations over homeland security funding in a way that threatens agency operations. He argues that failure to act would effectively defund ICE and CBP and weaken enforcement of immigration laws and deportation efforts involving criminal migrants.

He also says Homeland Security employees would face prolonged financial strain without intervention, adding that some workers would have gone unpaid for more than 100 days without action by the president. Arrington says that, if lawmakers do not act next week, employees could again go without pay.

Security and operational risks take center stage

Arrington frames the funding fight as a national security and public safety issue rather than a routine budget dispute. He says ports must be protected from trafficking in people and drugs and from terrorist threats, while federal agencies need resources to maintain frontline enforcement and security functions.

He also warns that a lapse in support for the Department of Homeland Security would reach beyond border operations. Arrington says CISA agents would be less able to defend critical infrastructure against hostile cyberattacks, underscoring the wider operational and economic stakes tied to DHS funding.

The testimony signals that Republicans are positioning immigration enforcement and homeland security funding as a central budget priority. For federal agencies, contractors and communities tied to border and security operations, the next phase of the standoff could shape both near-term funding stability and the broader policy direction of U.S. immigration enforcement.

Our earlier coverage of the House Rules Committee’s consideration of S.Con.Res. 33 explained how the fiscal 2026 budget resolution sets spending levels through 2035 and lays procedural groundwork for the appropriations process. We also noted that the measure can unlock reconciliation as a pathway to fund Department of Homeland Security priorities, including ICE and CBP.

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