A resolution to the 46-day partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security may be within reach, as House Republicans move toward supporting a Senate-backed funding framework that separates broader DHS funding from immigration enforcement agencies.

Under the emerging plan, lawmakers would restore funding for most of DHS while addressing Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection through a separate reconciliation process.

President Donald Trump signaled his support for the approach, emphasizing that Republicans intend to secure funding for border enforcement without relying on Democratic votes. “We are going forward to fund our incredible ICE Agents and Border Patrol through a process that doesn’t need Radical Left Democrat votes, and bypasses the Senate Filibuster (which should be repealed, IMMEDIATELY!),” he wrote on Truth Social.

Trump also pressed Congress to act quickly, adding, “I am asking that the Bill be on my desk NO LATER than June 1st,” referring to the reconciliation measure that would fund ICE and CBP.

The Senate unanimously approved legislation last Friday that restores funding to DHS but excludes ICE and CBP, setting the stage for a separate effort to finance those agencies.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s strategy has been to pass the remaining funding for ICE and CBP through reconciliation, allowing Republicans to avoid the 60-vote threshold required to overcome a Democratic filibuster.

House Republicans initially pushed back on that approach, with Speaker Mike Johnson instead advocating for a temporary 60-day extension to fully fund DHS while negotiations continued.

That position shifted Wednesday, when Thune and Johnson issued a joint statement aligning behind the Senate’s two-pronged strategy after Trump publicly endorsed it.

“In the coming days, Republicans in the Senate and House will be following through on the President’s directive by fully funding the entire Department of Homeland Security on two parallel tracks: through the appropriations process and through the reconciliation process,” they said.

“Republican Congress will fully reopen the Department, make sure all federal workers are paid, and specifically fund immigration enforcement and border security for the next three years so that those law-enforcement activities can continue uninhibited.”

It remains uncertain whether the House, currently in recess, will return early to finalize the funding legislation.

Senate Budget Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham has already started the reconciliation process, which is known to be procedurally complex and time-consuming.

Earlier in the standoff, House Republicans rejected the Senate’s initial proposal because it did not include funding for ICE and CBP. While Johnson avoided directly criticizing Thune, he directed his frustration at Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

The partial shutdown began on Feb. 14 after Democrats blocked DHS funding over disagreements related to immigration enforcement policies, particularly concerning ICE and CBP operations.

Democrats had called for several changes, including banning ICE agents from wearing masks, imposing stricter warrant requirements, and limiting enforcement activity in certain sensitive locations.

Republicans declined to accept those broader restrictions but agreed to some measures, such as requiring body cameras. Meanwhile, Trump removed DHS Secretary Kristi Noem from her position and ended Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, developments that contributed to the funding impasse.

“Democrats will once again demonstrate to the American people their support for open borders and keeping criminal illegal immigrants in America,” Johnson and Thune said.

Amid the shutdown, Trump also redirected funds from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act—legislation passed through reconciliation last year—to cover pay for Transportation Security Administration workers and reduce delays at airport security checkpoints.

TSA employees received their paychecks on Monday, and Trump indicated he plans to use the same funding mechanism to ensure ICE and CBP personnel are paid while Congress works on a final reconciliation package.

“In the meantime, we will continue to use funding from THE GREAT BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL, which is giving Record Tax Rebates to Citizens all over the Country, to ensure that ICE and Border Patrol Agents are paid ON TIME, and IN FULL, as we have been doing for them throughout the Democrat Shutdown,” he said.