Top five takeaways from Homeland Security budget hearings
US Citizenship and Immigration Services, testify before a House appropriations subcommittee on April 16 in Washington, D.C.
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Top officials from the [Department of Homeland Security](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5785101/2-republicans-have-a-plan-to-end-the-dhs-shutdown-but-there-are-hurdles-to-clear) talked