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DHS Warns Cash Will Run Out by Early May With Only One Payroll Left

A partisan fight over conditions for ICE and Border Patrol has stalled a funding deal despite a temporary pay fix.

U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin, President Donald Trump's nominee to be Homeland Security secretary, testifies before a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 18, 2026. REUTERS/Evan Vucci/File Photo
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned Tuesday that funds would dry up for TSA employees' paychecks if a funding deal was not approved by the House and Senate. 
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Overview

  • Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who said Tuesday on Fox News that DHS cash will be gone by early May, warned only one payroll remains.
  • DHS spends about $1.6 billion on wages every two weeks, which Mullin said is quickly draining the $10 billion emergency pot President Trump opened earlier this month.
  • Mullin said there are no additional emergency dollars left, so another executive order cannot keep paychecks going once the current funds run out.
  • Airports could see renewed long security lines as pay stops for roughly 50,000 TSA officers if the department hits the May cash cliff.
  • Talks in Congress remain stuck over Democratic demands to change ICE and Border Patrol practices, even as Senate leaders weigh a budget blueprint that could use reconciliation to fund DHS.