House Democrats Fund Everything Except ICE In Epic Department Ghost Town
KEY POINTS
- •House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries announced a discharge petition for funding DHS sub-agencies excluding ICE and Customs on Monday.
- •Democrats hope the petition, backed by caucus chairs like Greg Casar and Brad Schneider, will relieve unpaid federal workers and shift GOP blame.
- •Republican centrist members dismissed the move, citing prior full DHS funding bills and Senate responsibility to secure votes.
In a daring House Democracy gymnastic feat, Hakeem Jeffries and crew propose funding the entire DHS agency zoo faster than you can say 'discharge petition'—excusing ICE and Customs and Border Patrol, already rolling in $100 billion from the One Big, Beautiful Bill. While federal workers miss paychecks and airports threaten TSA officer strikes impacting spring break travelers, Dems push this 'halfway open' plan to avoid blame for forcing long lines and unpaid workers, despite centrist grumbles calling it 'more of the same.' Rep. Don Beyer calls out hurting people for no policy gains, while GOP reps snub the rescue saying 'house passed bills before; Senate figure out 60 votes!' Apparently, Dems want to play DHS pick-and-choose with ICE terrorizing people but still fund Coast Guard selfies.
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(1 of 3)Why fund the Department of Homeland Security like a poorly managed buffet? Everything but ICE gets the federal paycheck salad while TSA agents get ghosted mid-spring break. Democrats blame Republicans, Republicans blame Senate, and taxpayers just keep waiting in line for a refund.
House Democrats are funding DHS like a fantasy football team picking all stars except the kicker—because ICE and CBP don’t make the highlight reel.
It's official: DHS is on a strict budget diet. TSA gets paychecks, ICE gets canned. Federal workers are so hungry, they're about to unionize the vending machines.
Source: Axios | Published: 3/17/2026 | Author: Andrew Solender
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