President Donald Trump has signed a bill funding much of the Department of Homeland Security and ending the longest agency shutdown in history. The bipartisan funding package passed the House earlier Thursday. The Trump administration had warned that temporary funds to pay Transportation Security Administration and other personnel would “soon run out” if Congress failed to act. The shutdown lasted for more than 70 days as Democrats refused to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement operations without changes. Republicans instead adopted a budget resolution to eventually provide $70 billion for immigration enforcement though a separate process on their own, without Democratic help.
The $70 billion budget resolution would fund the two agencies for three years, through the rest of President Trump’s term.
Hill, who used to be the Washoe County Commission Chair before running for Governor, has big ambitions for the state if she is elected.
The Republican president used a similar maneuver to resume pay for the Transportation Security Administration.
The deal, which the Senate approved unanimously without a roll call, next goes to the House, which is expected to consider it Friday.
Unlike the 43-day shutdown last fall, the closures are narrowly confined, affecting only agencies under the DHS umbrella.
The IRS-DHS agreement set off litigation between advocacy groups and the federal government last year.
The heads of agencies enforcing President Trump's immigration agenda testified before Congress Tuesday.
The Lyon County Sheriff's Office says student protests of ICE in Fernley on Friday were peaceful, despite concerns from some in the community.
Roughly 3,000 federal officers are currently deployed in the state.