US EditionA DHS shutdown is coming. Why travelers should brace for impact
A partial DHS shutdown affects 20,000 employees and disrupts TSA operations amid stalled immigration enforcement reforms in Congress, risking longer airport wait times.
- At midnight Friday, funding for the Department of Homeland Security expired, prompting the White House to order an orderly shutdown starting Tuesday.
- Senate Democrats blocked funding by demanding immigration-enforcement guardrails after the Minneapolis killings, and a procedural vote failed, leaving a two-week funding patch to expire at midnight Friday.
- More than 90% of DHS's 272,000 employees will keep working, with about 20,000 furloughed and about 44,500 staffers paid through other appropriations plus a $165 billion One Big Beautiful Bill infusion.
- TSA workers will work without pay, potentially causing longer airport security lines, while DHS employees working without pay and agencies like FEMA and the U.S. Coast Guard face strained readiness.
- DHS remains the lone major agency still unfunded for fiscal year 2026 through September 30, and with Congress on recess until Feb. 23, a quick fix is unlikely, the White House said.
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Partial government shutdown affects DHS
(Associated Press) -- Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is in effect this weekend. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expired at midnight as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement agenda. The White House has been negotiating with Democrats, but the two sides failed to reach a deal [...]
Travel delays? What to know about the partial government shutdown
Well, here we go again. Travelers heading to the airport this weekend face plenty of uncertainty after part of the federal government shut down overnight.The good news: Air travel disruptions shouldn't be anywhere near as bad as we saw last fall during the longest government shutdown in history.But if this latest stalemate continues, it could (eventually) lead to long lines at airport security checkpoints.What happened?Shortly after midnight Sat…
A protracted impasse in US lawmakers over immigration enforcement is likely to lead to a partial government shutdown on Saturday, affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) after two deadly incidents in Minneapolis.
The Democrats justify the blocking – which could affect airport controls or the management of natural disasters – by the actions of the immigration police, to which they want to impose significant restrictions.
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