{"id":893252,"date":"2026-03-21T03:18:50","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/democrats-smackdown-dhs-funding-plan-protests-during-trumps-state-of-the-union\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T03:18:50","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T08:18:50","slug":"democrats-smackdown-dhs-funding-plan-protests-during-trumps-state-of-the-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/democrats-smackdown-dhs-funding-plan-protests-during-trumps-state-of-the-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Smackdown DHS Funding, Plan Protests During Trump’s State of the Union"},"content":{"rendered":"

Senate Democrats voted to continue blocking the funding for the DHS ahead of President Trump\u2019s State of the Union address on Tuesday. The vote was a 50 \u2013 45 split, but 60 votes were needed to overcome the filibuster, according to The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Senate Majority Leader John Thune posed the question as to whether Democrats are \u201cactually interested in a solution\u201d or if their actual agenda is really more about a \u201cpolitical issue,\u201d according to CBS News.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Senator John Fetterman of Pennsylvania is one of the few Democrats who have consistently voted to prevent a government shutdown. He and several Republicans have argued that Trump\u2019s One Big Beautiful Bill Act provides funding for ICE and CBP through a different funding stream, according to\u00a0the Washington Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n

DHS Takes \u2018Emergency Measures to Preserve Limited Funds and Personnel\u2019<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The DHS released a\u00a0statement<\/a> via their website on Sunday that they \u201c\u2026must take\u202femergency measures to preserve\u202flimited\u202ffunds\u202fand personnel\u202fto\u202fmitigate\u202fthe\u202fnational security and public\u202fsafety damage\u202fat the hands of\u202fCongressional\u202fDemocrats.\u201d<\/p>\n

Effective as of 6 am on Sunday, they said the following measures are being taken:<\/p>\n

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  1. Halting\u202fall non-disaster-related\u202fFederal Emergency Management Agency\u202f(FEMA)\u202fresponse efforts to prioritize disaster response;<\/li>\n
  2. Ending\u202fCustoms and Border Protection (CBP)\u202fGlobal\u202fEntry\u202fservice;<\/li>\n
  3. Suspending\u202fall\u202fcourtesy and\u202ffamily\u202fpolice\u202fescorts at airports\u202ffor\u202fMembers of Congress, which\u202fis drawing staff away from the critical mission of getting passengers screened.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Specific details regarding FEMA, TSA, and CBP that include changes in public assistance, non-emergencies, nonessential operating activity, and changes in processing global entry into the United States are detailed on the website. This week marks the second week of the shutdown.<\/p>\n

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries Encourages \u2018Defiance\u2019 During State of the Union<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) urged his caucus members to challenge President Trump during his State of the Union address, but also advised them to be discreet this year, avoiding outbursts and other types of behavior that would distract from Trump\u2019s address as were seen last year.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe two options that are in front of us in our House [are] to either attend with silent defiance or to not attend and send a message to Donald Trump in that fashion, which will include participation in a variety of different alternate programming that is going to take place in and around the Capitol complex, Jeffries told The Hill<\/a> and other reporters in the Capitol last week.<\/p>\n

    Brief Summary of Trump\u2019s State of the Union Address<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Many Democrats chose to sit in \u201csilent defiance\u201d during the speech and not respond with applause, no matter what President Trump said or did.<\/p>\n

    Despite this, Trump went on to express multiple accomplishments regarding all that he said he and his administration achieved during his present term in office. A few of the several that he mentioned included:<\/p>\n