US EditionHomeland Security Shutdown: What You Should Know About Services Affected
About 95% of TSA employees are working unpaid as airport security faces staffing shortages and checkpoint closures during the Department of Homeland Security funding lapse.
- On Saturday, funding for the Department of Homeland Security expired after Congress funded most of the government through September but extended DHS funding by only two weeks.
- Democrats in Congress withheld DHS approval unless new limits on federal immigration operations are added, leading to the funding lapse, as negotiations with the White House failed.
- At TSA, about 95% of employees are deemed essential and most of the more than 270,000 DHS employees will work unpaid, risking callouts and checkpoint closures.
- The Federal Emergency Management Agency's reimbursements to states will be disrupted, some DHS workers will be furloughed limiting coordination with state and local partners, and most Secret Service and U.S. Coast Guard staff may miss paychecks.
- Unlike last fall, this funding lapse is limited to DHS agencies while ICE and CBP mostly continue due to about $65 billion for CBP, and Senate Republican Leader John Thune warned of a 'very good chance' of travel disruptions.
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Another shutdown begins for some government agencies
A partial shutdown of the federal government has begun. But unlike the record 43-day shutdown last fall, the closures will be narrowly confined this time. Only agencies under the umbrella of the Department of Homeland Security are affected. But the…
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By AAMER MADHANI WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Lawmakers and the White House offered no sign of compromise Sunday in their dispute over oversight of federal immigration agents, which has triggered a suspension of funding for the Department of Homeland Security. The partial government shutdown began Saturday after Democratic lawmakers and President Donald Trump's team failed to reach an agreement on a measure to fund the agency through Septembe…
Partial government shutdown drags on amid immigration oversight battle
A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September.
No clear path to ending the partial U.S. government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight
Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of Homeland Security.
Bolduc Brief: The Implications of a Shutdown: Exploring the Fallout of a Divided Government on Homeland Security
Washington’s political trench warfare over immigration funding has triggered a DHS shutdown that puts TSA, FEMA, the Secret Service, and the Coast Guard in a bind, exposing a failure of leadership on both sides and leaving national security hanging in the balance while Americans pay the price. #Headline #SOFREP #DonaldBolduc #Shutdown
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