White House Sends DHS Funding Offer as Democrats Push Anti-ICE Demands

With time running out before Homeland Security funding runs dry, the White House quietly sent a counteroffer to Democrats on Monday a move that signals negotiations are heating up but also highlights just how far apart the two parties remain on immigration and border security.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is set to lose funding after Friday, following a previous short-term deal that postponed real decisions until after Democrats demanded a split from the broader government funding package. Now, the Biden administration is attempting to patch the hole while Democrats hold the line with a list of radical demands most of which have nothing to do with securing the border.

According to officials, the White House offer contains no publicly available details yet. But the response from Democratic leadership was immediate and telling.

“The initial GOP response is both incomplete and insufficient,” read a joint statement from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries late Monday.

In other words, Democrats won’t accept a deal unless it includes major concessions to left-wing activists attacking ICE and federal law enforcement.

Their ten-point list reportedly includes:

• Mandatory body cameras on immigration officers

• Bans on facial coverings for ICE agents

• Judicial warrants only, eliminating the use of administrative warrants

• Expanded protections for illegal aliens during enforcement operations

Republicans are right to call this what it is: a non-starter.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) made it clear Tuesday that the House already passed a DHS funding bill, and it’s the Senate’s turn to act without inserting far-left provisions that would weaken national security.

“We got it done. We did the work in the House… us offering a CR would be a concession that we don’t believe in that product,” Johnson said.

Instead, Senate Majority Leader John Thune is working on a continuing resolution (CR) to keep DHS funded beyond Friday. But Jeffries and Schumer have already made it clear they don’t want a temporary deal unless it includes the changes they’re pushing.

“There’s no reason we can’t get this done by Thursday,” Schumer told reporters, trying to downplay the widening rift.

But let’s not forget why we’re here: Democrats forced the DHS funding to be split off from the broader spending bill in the wake of the Alex Pretti shooting during anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis an incident the Left quickly politicized to undermine federal immigration enforcement.

Now, the same Democrats who want to defund or dismantle ICE are holding up funding for the entire Department of Homeland Security, which also includes FEMA, TSA, and cybersecurity agencies all of which face disruption if a deal isn’t reached.

This isn’t about oversight. It’s about ideology.

While President Trump has already signed multiple full-year spending bills to keep the government open, DHS remains the last battleground and Democrats are using it to push a woke wishlist rather than secure America’s borders.

The GOP’s position is clear: Fund the Department, support our agents, and stop playing politics with national security.

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