President of the United States Donald Trump On Thursday, he said he would soon sign an order ensuring that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees furloughed during the partial government shutdown would be paid as a funding impasse continues for 48 days.Trump announced the move in a social media post in which he blamed Democrats for the gridlock while thanking Republican leaders for their efforts to resolve the issue. The decision follows a similar intervention earlier, when he authorized paychecks for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) workers after widespread absences caused long delays at airport security checkpoints.The latest order is expected to cover other non-law enforcement personnel within the Department of Homeland Security, including Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and U.S. Coast Guard staff and support personnel.Trump said the family had “suffered for too long.”“Despite this, our brave and patriotic public servants continue to work hard to do their part to protect and defend our country,” he said.The move comes as lawmakers remain deadlocked over funding for the Department of Homeland Security, with no legislative breakthrough Thursday. Both the House and Senate held only brief pro forma sessions, so the shutdown could extend into next week.Republican leaders and the White House have now agreed to back a two-step plan to fully fund the department, after disagreements caused Congress to leave Washington for spring recess without any resolution.During the brief Senate session, Majority Leader John Thune shelved a House proposal that would have funded the entire department for 60 days. Meanwhile, the House did not embrace the bipartisan Senate plan, although Thune expressed optimism about its eventual passage.“I don’t know the details of how the House is going to handle it,” Thune told reporters. “My assumption is that at some point, hopefully they will change it.”A major sticking point remains funding for immigration enforcement agencies like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the Border Patrol, while conservative Republicans have pushed for full support for Trump’s immigration agenda.“Let’s put it simply: Giving in to Democrats and not paying CBP and ICE is tantamount to agreeing to defund law enforcement and allow our borders to be fully open again,” Rep. Scott Perry said. “If this was the vote, I would vote no.”Democrats, meanwhile, accused Republicans of undermining the bipartisan deal. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said divisions within the Republican Party were hampering progress.“Republican divisions undermine bipartisan agreement and make American families pay the price of their dysfunction,” Schumer said.Looking ahead, Trump is pushing for a broader budget package that would fund ICE and the Border Patrol for the remainder of his term, aiming to protect the agencies from future funding disputes. He expressed hope that the legislation would be completed by June 1.Thune acknowledged the potential challenges of passing such a bill and warned against broadening its scope.“We need to act quickly,” he said. “It’s probably less likely to attract all the other questions.”Despite the government shutdown, most Department of Homeland Security employees have continued to report to work, although many have not been paid. Earlier chaos at airport security checkpoints as Transportation Security Administration workers were off duty has begun to ease after some workers began receiving back pay under Trump’s previous order.
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