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Airlines, Travel Groups Warn of Impact of Partial Government ...
DHS funding lapse stops Coast Guard, FEMA, and TSA operations, while ICE continues due to $85 billion funding, marking the second shutdown in four months.
- On Friday, a partial government shutdown began at midnight Friday after lawmakers left Washington, D.C. without a deal, failing to fund the Department of Homeland Security.
- With ICE at the center, Democrats said the White House stonewalled their requests and vowed to `hold the line`, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries stated.
- Travel groups warned that TSA personnel are set to work unpaid Saturday, risking higher wait times and delayed flights, said Airlines for America, U.S. Travel, and American Hotel & Lodging Association.
- Because ICE has independent funding, Immigration and Customs Enforcement will continue operating despite the DHS lapse, reflecting last year's precedent of paying more than 70,000 law enforcement officers selectively.
- Last fall, airport security screeners went unpaid for 43 days, and Congress funded air traffic control through September 30 to prevent disruptions.
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Amid the partial closure of the U.S. government, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) will continue to work without pay.The U.S. government announced a partial closure of DHS, which began on February 14, 2026 due to budget disagreements, but this will not prevent them and ICE from continuing to work without payment.
Department of Homeland Security shuts down though essential work continues
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security lapsed early Saturday, beginning a shutdown that was not expected to bring most of the department’s work to a halt yet could disrupt travelers, immigration enforcement and disaster relief if it is prolonged.
TSA agents working without pay as funding for Homeland Security stalls: What to know before you go
A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last year.
ABC Omits Dems' Anti-ICE Government Shutdown Won't Affect ICE
ABC Omits Dems' Anti-ICE Government Shutdown Won't Affect ICE Before the Department of Homeland Security shutdown at midnight on Saturday as a result of Democrats demanding certain ICE reforms, ABC’s World News Tonight host David Muir and chief White House correspondent Mary Bruce declined to inform their viewers that ICE will be largely immune from the shutdown. Muir began by introducing Bruce, “Tonight, a partial government shutdown now just …
MS NOW's Capehart: 'TSA and Others' 'Will Be Hit by This Shutdown', Not ICE, Dems Doing the Right Thing
On Friday’s “PBS NewsHour,” MS NOW host Jonathan Capehart said that “ICE is fully funded for at least the next five to six years. So, we’re talking about other agencies, TSA and others, that will be hit by this shutdown.” The post MS NOW’s Capehart: ‘TSA and Others’ ‘Will Be Hit by This Shutdown’, Not ICE, Dems Doing the Right Thing appeared first on Breitbart.
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