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DHS Shutdown Reaches Day 44, Longest on Record

A fight over limits on immigration enforcement has frozen DHS funding with Congress now on recess.

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The sign of Department of Homeland Security is seen outside its headquarters in Washington, on Feb. 13, 2026.
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Overview

  • The DHS funding lapse, which reached its 44th day Sunday, is now the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history.
  • Following the Senate’s Friday vote to fund most of DHS but exclude ICE and Border Patrol, House Republicans passed a short-term bill that Senate leaders say will not advance.
  • Democrats say they will not approve full DHS funding without legal guardrails on ICE and Customs and Border Protection, and any deal needs 60 votes to clear the Senate.
  • President Donald Trump ordered DHS to pay TSA workers, with paychecks expected as early as Monday, yet airport security lines remain long after weeks of quits and callouts.
  • With the Senate out until April 13 and the House until April 14, a quick resolution looks unlikely, as other DHS units report strain including Coast Guard pay delays, paused FEMA programs, and reduced CISA prevention work.