Senate votes 50-48 to fund ICE and CBP through budget reconciliation

The Senate passed a budget resolution 50-48 at 3:30 a.m. on April 23, 2026, laying the groundwork to fund ICE and CBP through budget reconciliation and bypass the 60-vote filibuster threshold. All 48 Democrats voted no; Republicans Rand Paul and Lisa Murkowski were the two GOP dissenting votes. The move came after Congress failed to fund DHS through regular appropriations, triggering the longest DHS shutdown in US history beginning in mid-February 2026. Budget reconciliation had never previously been used to fund immigration enforcement agencies.