A partial DHS shutdown looms as Congress deadlocks over immigration enforcement reforms under President Trump. Democrats are leveraging DHS funding to force changes to ICE and CBP practices following deadly incidents, while Republicans reject judicial-warrant requirements. With talks stalled and time short, disruptions to TSA, the Coast Guard, and FEMA are increasingly likely. Another shutdown would mark the third funding crisis in recent months.
DHS funding expires Feb. 13. Democrats demand ICE reforms after deadly enforcement incidents; Republicans reject key terms. Talks stalled, another CR unlikely. If no deal, DHS partially shuts down Feb. 14—hitting TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA. #GovernmentShutdown pic.twitter.com/eUj5rL6zV6
— Matthew Brady (@mattbrady775) February 10, 2026
- The U.S. faces a partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) if funding expires Friday, Feb. 13, 2026.
- Congress passed full FY2026 funding for most agencies, but DHS received only a short-term CR, separating it to allow negotiations over ICE and CBP reforms.
- Tensions escalated after fatal shootings of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis during immigration enforcement operations, fueling protests and public backlash.
- Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries, demand 10 reforms (judicial warrants, ban on masks, stricter use-of-force rules, sensitive-location protections, body cameras, etc.).
- Republicans and the White House rejected key demands—especially judicial warrants, calling them a nonstarter—and offered a counterproposal Democrats labeled “incomplete.”
- John Thune floated another short-term CR, but Democrats—including John Fetterman—signal opposition.
- Core ICE/CBP enforcement may continue due to prior funding, but TSA, Coast Guard, FEMA, and other DHS components would face furloughs and disruptions.
- Without a deal or new CR, a partial DHS shutdown begins Feb. 14, 2026.
