US EditionA Partial Government Shutdown Is About to Hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s What that Means
A DHS funding lapse risks missed TSA paychecks, longer airport waits, disrupted disaster relief reimbursements, and delayed Secret Service hiring, officials warned before a Friday funding deadline.
- A continuing resolution that currently funds Department of Homeland Security agencies expires on Saturday, and lawmakers made no progress Wednesday as the Senate plans to leave Thursday despite the Feb. 13 deadline.
- Democrats insist on immigration enforcement reforms, noting they will not back another stopgap extension, while Republicans argue Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection are largely funded under last year’s $75 billion reconciliation law.
- Acting TSA Administrator Ha Nguyen McNeill warned that about 95% of 61,000 TSA employees would work without pay, and Madhu Gottumukkala said CISA's cyber incident reporting rule would be paused during a shutdown.
- If talks fail by tomorrow, travelers may face longer wait times at airports across the country, and the Department of Homeland Security could lack major funding until the week of February 23, 2026, affecting the Pentagon and FEMA.
- Senate procedural moves are accelerated after Thune filed cloture Tuesday, with a Thursday vote possible before senators leave for the Munich Security Conference, and proposals vary on CR length from four to six weeks.
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JUST IN: DHS Funding Bill Fails in Senate Ahead of Friday Shutdown Deadline
The US Senate failed to pass a bill to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security ahead of the Friday expiration of DHS funding. Without DHS funding, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) can still function largely uninterrupted.
Here's how a shutdown will affect DHS agencies
The federal government appears to be barreling toward yet another partial shutdown this week, as Democrats and Republicans remain at odds over a deal to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funded before its two-week stopgap funding measure expires on Friday.
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