House Republican leaders rejected a bipartisan Senate bill passed early Friday that would have funded large portions of the Department of Homeland Security while leaving out Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol operations.

The Senate approved the measure by voice vote around 3 a.m., providing appropriations through the end of fiscal year 2026 for agencies including the Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Coast Guard. It specifically excluded funding for ICE's enforcement and removal operations as well as most of Customs and Border Protection, including ICE's Homeland Security Investigations division, which handles human trafficking and counterterrorism probes.

Speaker Mike Johnson announced the House would not take up the bill and instead advance its own eight-week continuing resolution to fund the entire department, including back pay for furloughed workers. "The Republicans are not going to be any part of any effort to reopen our borders or to stop immigration enforcement," Johnson said. He added that President Trump supports the approach after a conversation between the two.

The partial shutdown of DHS began on February 14 after Democrats blocked full-year funding bills over demands for reforms to ICE tactics, prompted by the deaths of two U.S. citizens in confrontations with agents in Minnesota. Proposed changes included requiring judicial warrants for home entries, banning masks for agents, and limiting operations near sensitive sites like schools. Republicans have resisted these, citing prior administrative adjustments such as expanding body cameras and officer identification requirements.

House conservatives, including Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, decried the Senate bill as "absolutely offensive" for defunding border security and called for adding voter ID provisions from stalled legislation. House Majority Whip Tom Emmer criticized the late-night passage, saying it exemplified why Americans distrust politicians. Rep. Byron Donalds described it as a "turd sandwich."

The standoff has led to long security lines at airports as unpaid TSA officers called in sick or quit, disrupting spring break travel. President Trump signed an executive order on Friday directing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay TSA workers from other funds, addressing the most visible impact.

The House Rules Committee planned to meet Friday afternoon to prepare its stopgap measure, with a potential floor vote Saturday. However, Senate Democrats, led by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, called the House plan "dead on arrival," noting it would require 60 votes to overcome a filibuster. With both chambers heading into a two-week Easter recess, the shutdown appeared set to continue.