Press ReleaseUrgent2026-04-30

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP

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This press release from Representative Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX) was published on 2026-04-30 and titled "Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP". It focuses on immigration and touches on the environment.

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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP

Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 , a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Fiscal Year 2026. This bill does not include funding for enforcement actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which collectively received an unprecedented $170 billion for immigration and border enforcement in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1). “Passing this bill finally ends a record 75-day shutdown of DHS and provides hard-working federal employees—including those with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Coast Guard—much-needed financial stability. House and Senate Democrats repeatedly proposed funding these agencies throughout this shutdown while negotiations on immigration enforcement activities continue, and I am glad House Republicans finally joined us in doing so,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher . “While there is still work to do to curb this administration’s abuses, passing this legislation funds the agencies that Americans depend on while withholding additional funding from ICE and CBP,” Congresswoman Fletcher continued . “Now, Republicans must work to address Americans’ legitimate concerns and negotiate with Democrats on critical reforms to the Trump administration’s lawlessness in its immigration enforcement policies.” Earlier this year, Congresswoman Fletcher introduced the Freeze ICE Act , H.R. 7392, to stop the rapid recruitment of unvetted individuals at ICE. And in March, Congresswoman Fletcher signed a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R. 7481, legislation to immediately fund all of DHS except for ICE and CBP. The bill passed the House by voice vote and is now headed to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.

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Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher Statement on Ending the DHS Shutdown Without Funding ICE and CBP Today, the House of Representatives passed the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 , a bill that funds the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through Fiscal Year 2026. This bill does not include funding for enforcement actions by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which collectively received an unprecedented $170 billion for immigration and border enforcement in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1). “Passing this bill finally ends a record 75-day shutdown of DHS and provides hard-working federal employees—including those with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the U.S. Coast Guard—much-needed financial stability. House and Senate Democrats repeatedly proposed funding these agencies throughout this shutdown while negotiations on immigration enforcement activities continue, and I am glad House Republicans finally joined us in doing so,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher . “While there is still work to do to curb this administration’s abuses, passing this legislation funds the agencies that Americans depend on while withholding additional funding from ICE and CBP,” Congresswoman Fletcher continued . “Now, Republicans must work to address Americans’ legitimate concerns and negotiate with Democrats on critical reforms to the Trump administration’s lawlessness in its immigration enforcement policies.” Earlier this year, Congresswoman Fletcher introduced the Freeze ICE Act , H.R. 7392, to stop the rapid recruitment of unvetted individuals at ICE. And in March, Congresswoman Fletcher signed a discharge petition to force a vote on H.R. 7481, legislation to immediately fund all of DHS except for ICE and CBP. The bill passed the House by voice vote and is now headed to President Trump’s desk, where he is expected to sign it into law.