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US Homeland Security funding lapse disrupts immigration enforcement and security operations

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security entered a partial shutdown on February 14, 2026 after Congress failed to pass funding for the agency.
US Homeland Security funding lapse disrupts immigration enforcement and security operations
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DHS components will furlough some staff and require others to work without pay, creating immediate staffing and morale constraints across airport screening, disaster response, and immigration operations. Contractors and state/local partners that rely on DHS reimbursements face payment delays until an appropriations deal is enacted. The shutdown also becomes a near-term forcing mechanism in the ICE oversight dispute, tightening the timeline for any operational-policy concessions tied to restoring funding.
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