Lawmakers in Washington near a deal for a potential end to the partial government shutdown, and Florida leads the way in immigration arrests by ICE agents in 2026.
Lawmakers near deal to end partial government shutdown
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. are nearing a vote to end the partial government shutdown.
After top Republicans got the White House to sign off on a compromise late Monday, there was hope for a deal today to end the month-long shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security.
But Democrats are signaling that they want more concessions on immigration enforcement.
“I’d like us to get some reforms that mean we don’t have roving bands of masked unnamed agents grabbing people off the street or policing sensitive spaces, and there have been reasonable offers and good discussions on both sides,” Sen. Chris Coons said.
As the funding fight continues, hundreds of TSA agents who aren’t getting a paycheck have walked off the job.
According to DHS, more than 450 agents quit. Others are calling in sick, leading to long wait times at airports across the country.
President Donald Trump deployed hundreds of ICE agents to backfill the TSA at 14 airports.
The only airport in Florida with ICE agents helping out is Southwest Florida International Airport.
Florida leads nation in immigration arrests by ICE agents in 2026
A new report shows that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Florida have made more immigration arrests so far this year than anywhere else in the country.
Data analyzed by the New York Times shows that the Miami field office for ICE is arresting about 120 people per day in 2026.
The report also shows that the Trump administration’s operation in Minnesota resulted in over 5,000 people arrested from mid-December through March 10. Florida arrested more in that same time frame, nearly 10,000 people.