White House: Funds to pay TSA, other DHS workers running out 'soon'
Key takeaways
- The memo called on the House to quickly pass legislation that would fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the remainder of President Trump s term.
- Senate Republican leadership has called on House Republicans to approve legislation from the upper chamber that would pay federal workers.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
If this funding is exhausted, the administration will be unable to pay all DHS personnel beginning in May, which will once again unleash havoc on air travel, leave critical law enforcement officers—including our brave Secret Service agents—and the Coast Guard without paychecks, and jeopardize national security, the memo obtained by The Hill reads.
The memo called on the House to quickly pass legislation that would fully fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol for the remainder of President Trump s term.
Congressional Democrats have abdicated their responsibility to fund the government, opting instead to shut down DHS in an attempt to protect violent criminal illegal aliens and undermine President Trump s highly successful border security agenda, the memo said.