DHS Shutdown Ends, Immigration Funding Separate

The United States — United States Department of Homeland Security experienced a record-long 76-day shutdown, which began on February 14, due to a funding dispute primarily centered on immigration enforcement. Democrats refused to fund United States — United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement and United States — United States Border Patrol without operational changes, while Republicans insisted on their funding. The standoff led to hardship for many of the agency's 260,000 employees, including Transportation Security Administration officers, with over 1,000 quitting. The White House, under Donald Trump, warned that temporary funding for essential personnel was running out, prompting new threats of airport disruptions. To break the impasse, the United States — United States House of Representatives, led by Speaker Mike Johnson, adopted a budget resolution to pursue $70 billion for immigration enforcement separately through budget reconciliation. This move allowed the House to pass a bipartisan bill to fund the rest of the United States — United States Department of Homeland Security, which Donald Trump swiftly signed, ending the shutdown for most of the agency.