Jeffries blames House GOP for stalling DHS funding over ICE after WHCA dinner shooting

Published April 26, 2026 7:24pm ET | Updated April 27, 2026 11:21am ET



House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) blamed House Republicans for stalling a bipartisan Department of Homeland Security funding bill, arguing the impasse centers on GOP demands over Immigration and Customs Enforcement funding in the wake of the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting.

Jeffries stressed that DHS funding for the Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and other agencies should be approved immediately.

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