House Republicans have refused a Senate-approved bill that would fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) but leave out Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and parts of Customs and Border Protection (CBP). The move threatens to prolong a 42-day partial government shutdown. Thousands of DHS employees have missed paychecks, and travelers face long security lines at airports. House Speaker Mike Johnson announced Friday that Republicans will introduce a short-term funding bill to keep DHS operating until May 22. Johnson said the House plans to vote quickly on this stopgap measure and send it to the Senate as soon as possible. After a two-hour call with Republican colleagues, Johnson criticized the Senate package. “This gambit that was done last night is a joke,” he said, calling it “unconscionable” for Democrats to push the bill early in the morning. Johnson also confirmed he had discussed the plan with former President Donald Trump, who supports the House’s approach. The announcement comes as Johnson works to hold together a divided GOP. Many conservative hardliners said the Senate bill, passed overnight before a scheduled recess, was unacceptable. Republican Rep. Chip Roy called the Senate package “laughably bad” and said it fails to fund core components of ICE and border patrol. He added that Republicans may attach provisions to advance Trump’s agenda, including voter identification requirements. The Senate measure would have funded DHS subagencies affected by the lapse, including the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Coast Guard, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). By rejecting the Senate deal, House Republicans have set up a clash with the upper chamber. Lawmakers who left for recess may have to return to vote on the House’s continuing resolution. Democrats are unlikely to support the GOP proposal. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it “dead on arrival,” making it almost impossible to reach the 60 votes needed to overcome a filibuster. Congress has been deadlocked for two months over broader DHS funding. Democrats want tighter controls on immigration enforcement after fatal shootings during the Trump-era crackdown in Minneapolis. The Senate eventually approved a deal reopening affected agencies while omitting funding for ICE and border patrol. Although it lacked key reforms Democrats sought, including warrant requirements and rules against masked officers, Schumer called it a win for his party. Since ICE received $75 billion under Trump’s previous policies, it has continued operating despite the shutdown, unlike TSA employees who have gone unpaid for weeks. Acting TSA chief Ha Nguyen McNeill reported that some officers are sleeping in cars or selling plasma, and 40% have stopped reporting to work. The White House said nearly 500 TSA officers quit last month. In response, Trump issued an executive order to immediately pay 60,000 airport security workers, citing an “unprecedented emergency” and blaming Democrats for prioritizing illegal aliens over U.S. citizens. The debate over ICE funding continues. Senate Republicans plan to move federal immigration enforcement funding, along with money for the administration’s Iran campaign and parts of the Save America Act, through reconciliation, which requires only a simple Senate majority. Sen. Lindsey Graham, chair of the Senate Budget Committee, said lawmakers will act “quickly and efficiently” to ensure ICE and other homeland security functions, as well as military and voter integrity efforts, are protected from Democratic opposition.