Good News For Border Patrol

The Opheim Station Border Patrol employees are probably breathing a sigh of relief today.

Yesterday, Congress finally agreed to pass the bill to fund Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the end of the fiscal year, Oct. 1. Threats of a partial shutdown came last week, but an extension was signed off only hours before a possible shutdown for another week, making this Friday the deadline.

The House finally voted, 257-167, on the bill and it's on its way for a signature from President Obama.

The Senate passed the bill Friday, 68-31, after removing provisions to block Obama's immigration orders.

The argument that held up funding the DHS was immigration. All this arguing could have had an impact on local border patrol agents if there was a partial shutdown.