Critical personnel, including Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, will be paid despite the Democrat government shutdown, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Friday.
Friday marks day 17 of the Democrat shutdown, as the left continues to refuse to agree to the Republicans’ clean continuing resolution and gears up for the weekend of “No Kings” protests.
Despite Democrats dropping the ball, Noem said ICE agents and more will receive pay.
“President Trump and I will always stand by law enforcement, and we are keeping our promise to always support them by making sure they are paid during the Democrats’ shutdown,” she said.
“More than 70,000 sworn law enforcement officers across DHS including those serving in CBP, ICE, Secret