Donald Trump signed a massive funding bill on Tuesday that ends the partial government shutdown in 2026, just three days before the deadline.

The measure ensures the operation of most federal agencies, but creates a new funding challenge for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), whose extension expires in just two weeks, on the 14th February.

The spending package was approved by the House of Representatives in a close vote of 217 to 214, with 21 Republicans and 21 Democrats voting against it. The measure includes five annual spending bills and a temporary extension for the DHS, although it excludes some conservative priorities, generating tensions within the Republican Party.

House Speaker Mike Johnson had to negotiate intensely with the most reluctant legislators to secure the measure's passage and avoid a more prolonged shutdown like the one that affected the federal government for 43 days last fall.

Although the shutdown ended quickly, immigration agencies like ICE will continue to receive thanks funding to an injection approved last year, so their operations will not be interrupted.

However, the impending expiration of DHS funding has reignited the debate about reforms to how immigration enforcement agencies operate, an issue that will be central to negotiations on Capitol Hill in the coming weeks. Experts point out that the signing of this massive spending bill reflects an attempt by Trump and Republican leaders to project unity and stability, avoiding the economic and social impact of a prolonged shutdown, but that DHS and immigration policy will remain points of contention before mid-February.