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…
Midnight Deadline Passes: DHS Grinds To A Halt As Illegal Immigration Standoff Deepens
The lights went out for a significant portion of the federal government early Saturday morning as a heated deadlock over immigration policy triggered a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. This latest lapse marks the second time in just two weeks that funding has dried up, leaving the White House and Congressional Democrats […] Midnight Deadline Passes: DHS Grinds To A Halt As Illegal Immigration Standoff Deepens
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