US President Donald Trump signed a bill to fund   Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies on Thursday, bringing an end to a partial department shutdown which has been hindering operations for over two months. The Republican-controlled House of Representatives cleared the bipartisan legislation by voice vote, just hours before a critical deadline. Shortly after, it was signed into law by the president. What does the passed DHS funding bill entail? Under the legislation, agencies including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Coast Guard, the Transportation Security Administration and the Secret Service will resume normal funding. But Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol — two controversial agencies at the center of the partisan fight which triggered the shutdown — are excluded from the deal.…