The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on April 30 to end a record 76-day shutdown at the Department of Homeland Security, which President Donald Trump signed into law shortly after, The New York Times reported the same day. The bill funds the department through Sept. 30 but does not include funding for Customs and Border Protection or Immigration and Customs Enforcement, although Republican lawmakers are attempting to unilaterally fund these agencies through budget reconciliation.

The White House reportedly requested that the bill be passed immediately ahead of a 12-day break in the House of Representatives, and as temporary funds to pay employees were depleting. The legislation initially passed in the Senate on April 1 after Republicans and Democrats reached a deal to fund all of DHS, except for immigration enforcement agencies. House Republicans then stalled the legislation for almost a month, refusing to vote for it without funding for ICE. The main barrier to an agreement was a dispute over new limits on immigration officers' tactics.