President Donald Trump said Thursday that he would soon sign an order to pay all employees of the Department of Homeland Security, which has been shut down for over 40 days.

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In a lengthy Truth Social post, Trump said that employees’ families have “suffered far too long” and that “help is on the way.”

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment, including about the source of the funding.

Many people who work for DHS were already being paid, including employees of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which received funding through Trump’s so-called “big beautiful bill.”

Amid long delays at the nation’s airports, Trump also signed an order last week to pay TSA workers, who began receiving paychecks this week. That order, however, didn’t cover thousands of other essential employees who have been forced to report for work during the shutdown without pay. The group includes civilian Coast Guard workers, Federal Emergency Management Agency workers and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency employees.