House Approves DHS Funding, Deepening Democratic Divide Over ICE

• House Approves DHS funding
• Democrats Divided Over ICE
• Senate Faces Fiscal Pressure

According to Telemundo, the House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), amid deep internal divisions among Democrats over the operations of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

The vote exposed political tensions within Congress and came at a critical moment to avert a partial federal government shutdown.

Passage was made possible by the support of a small group of moderate Democrats who aligned with Republicans.

The decision comes as dissatisfaction grows within the Democratic Party over recent ICE actions in cities such as Minneapolis and other parts of the country.

House Approves DHS funding

Breaking News: The House approves a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security despite Democratic opposition to providing funds to ICE.
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— Noticias Telemundo (@TelemundoNews) January 22, 2026

The DHS funding bill passed by a vote of 220–207.

Seven Democrats broke with their party and voted in favor alongside most Republicans.

The majority of Democrats opposed the measure, citing concerns over aggressive ICE operations.

Despite the opposition, party leadership managed to prevent a larger rebellion within the Democratic caucus.

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On the same day, the House also approved funding for other federal agencies.

That vote was described as broadly bipartisan.

The central goal was to avoid a partial government shutdown scheduled for January 31.

All decisions were made under tight legislative deadlines and mounting pressure.

The Context

Unexpectedly, the House also voted unanimously to add a key amendment to the legislative package.

The amendment repeals a law drafted by the Senate.

That law allowed eight Republican senators—identified by name—to sue the government.

The lawsuits could have sought a minimum of $500,000 in damages.

The basis for those potential lawsuits was tied to the collection of phone records.

Those records were obtained as part of an investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol.

Members of both parties in the House had criticized the law since it was enacted.

The provision had originally been included in the deal that ended the government shutdown two months ago.

Criticism persisted and culminated in Thursday’s unanimous vote to repeal it.

What Comes Next

BREAKING: The U.S. House passes a DHS funding bill that includes $10 billion for ICE, 220–207. It now heads to the Senate.
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— SANTINO (@MichaelSCollura) January 22, 2026

The vote now places the United States Senate in a difficult position.

Senators must decide whether to accept the repeal included by the House.

If they do not, the government could face another shutdown next week.

The situation is even more tense because the House of Representatives is set to go into recess.

The House combined the repeal amendment with six of its spending bills.

All were packaged into a single legislative measure.

The bill has already been sent to the Senate for consideration.

Leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee have signaled approval of the funding agreement.

The package represents the final stretch of the 12 annual spending bills Congress must pass each year.

If approved, it would keep the government funded through the end of September.

The outcome now depends on the Senate’s ability to break the deadlock without triggering a new budget crisis and provoking another government shutdown.