The House of Representatives voted to end the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown on April 30, 2026. The move ends the longest DHS shutdown in U.S. history. Congress also secured funding for immigration enforcement for the rest of the fiscal year.

Plans for an immigration enforcement budget faced scrutiny over a month ago. The House voted on a budget earlier in April, 2026. Final approval in the Senate stalled, mainly due to controversy surrounding the conduct of immigration enforcement personnel during operation in Minnesota in early 2026. According to NPR, the House pushed DHS funding through via reconciliation. In response. Reconciliation’s a procedural process allowing tax, spending and debt limiting legislation to pass the Senate with a simple majority with fifty-one votes.

All immigration enforcement agencies, including Border Patrol and Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) for the rest of the fiscal year. While immigration enforcement operations didn’t stall due to the shutdown, any visa applications procedures under the DHS saw increased wait times due to a greater backlog. Additionally, the end of the shutdown means processing pauses like those for the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program application will end soon.

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