Overview
- Department of Homeland Security funding expires at 11:59 p.m. Friday, triggering a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. Saturday unless a deal is reached.
- A short-term funding measure failed to clear the Senate with a 52–47 vote, and many lawmakers have departed Washington, reducing prospects for a last-minute agreement.
- Border czar Tom Homan said the special Metro Surge in Minnesota is ending, with agents beginning to redeploy to home posts or other assignments.
- ICE placed two agents on administrative leave and opened an internal probe after officials said they may have given false sworn statements about a Jan. 14 Minneapolis shooting, and federal prosecutors dropped charges against two Venezuelans tied to the case.
- More than 90% of DHS employees are designated essential and will continue working, and prior appropriations let ICE and CBP sustain operations, though a prolonged lapse could lengthen TSA lines and strain FEMA, CISA and the Coast Guard.