On Tuesday, the House of Representatives approved a Senate-passed spending package to restart most federal government operations, ending a four-day partial shutdown where the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown emerged as the central issue.

The 217-to-214 vote sent the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk, concluding days that highlighted the razor-thin margin for error House Speaker Mike Johnson faces as he leads with one of the slimmest majorities in modern history. While 21 Democrats joined most Republicans in backing the bill, an equal number of Republicans aligned with most Democrats in opposing it.

The legislation funds large parts of the government for the rest of the fiscal year but only extends funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until Feb. 13. This temporary measure is designed to give lawmakers time to negotiate reforms to rein in federal immigration enforcement.

Senate Democrats and the White House negotiated the package, which passed the Senate last week with Trump’s support. Yet its path through the House was fraught: Progressive Democrats revolted over approving additional funding for immigration enforcement agencies—particularly Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—while conservative Republicans either demanded unrelated policy concessions or rejected the bill as fiscally reckless.

In the end, Johnson relied on White House pressure, late-night talks, and a reluctant coalition of Republicans and Democrats who agreed prolonging the shutdown would harm federal workers and the economy unnecessarily.

The shutdown began Saturday morning after the House left Washington without acting on the Senate plan. Agencies tied to unfunded bills—including DHS, Defense, and Transportation—furloughed employees or required unpaid work. Federal workers will now receive back pay with funding restored.

The most contentious part of the package was the two-week DHS stopgap. Democrats, especially progressives, argued even a short extension would reward what they called abusive, unconstitutional enforcement tactics under Trump’s recently intensified immigration crackdown.

House Democratic leaders have pushed for reforms like higher legal standards for searches/arrests, mandatory body cameras, a ban on ICE masks, and tighter limits on warrantless operations. Some lawmakers went further, calling for ICE to be defunded or dismantled entirely.

“I just in good conscience cannot vote to give more money to ICE agents as they’re violating our constitutional rights,” Rep. Ro Khanna of California said on NBC’s Meet the Press.

Johnson dismissed some Democratic demands—like judicial warrants and mask bans—but signaled openness to others. He said the two-week extension was needed for negotiations, not a prolonged shutdown.

“The President is leading this,” Johnson said Sunday on Fox News, referring to Trump’s support for the deal and willingness to discuss enforcement changes.

Democrats said they were asked to trust an administration with few concrete commitments. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told colleagues the Senate deal was “a step in the right direction” but noted House Democrats were excluded from talks and would not back it automatically. He warned Democrats would not help fast-track the bill, forcing Republicans to use standard procedures.

“I still haven’t seen an ironclad path articulated by the Trump Administration for the dramatic changes needed to rein in ICE,” Jeffries told reporters Monday.

Republicans were also divided: Hardliners objected to spending levels and “concessions” to Democrats, while others demanded adding unrelated priorities like the SAVE Act (requiring citizenship proof to register to vote).

House Freedom Caucus members opposed the two-week DHS extension as too short, demanding four to six weeks instead. Some conservatives criticized earmarks and foreign aid provisions.

With Republicans threatening to defect and Democrats refusing procedural help, Johnson turned to the White House. The speaker has a history of leaning on Trump to rally skeptics—and this time, Trump publicly endorsed the package and urged Republicans to unite.

“I hope all Republicans and Democrats will join me in supporting this Bill, and send it to my desk WITHOUT DELAY,” Trump posted Monday. “There can be NO CHANGES at this time.”

Johnson’s margin tightened further this week with the seating of a newly elected Texas Democrat, leaving him able to lose just one Republican vote if all members attended.

Trump has sent mixed signals on possible changes: He recently scaled back parts of the enforcement campaign and replaced the Minneapolis ICE leader with border czar Tom Homan after deadly civilian encounters. The administration also [missing word] Monday evening it would deploy body cameras to DHS law enforcement—starting in Minneapolis—partially meeting one Democratic demand.

But the administration resisted requiring judicial warrants for apprehensions or banning ICE masks.

For now, the government is open—but with DHS funding expiring in two weeks, lawmakers from both parties acknowledged the core conflict remains unresolved.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.