
DHS poised to shut down: What to know about negotiations, potential impacts
ABC News
Lawmakers remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement, with Department of Homeland Security funding set to run out at the end of the day Friday.
The Department of Homeland Security is poised to shut down at the end of day Friday as lawmakers remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement.
Members of Congress have left Washington for a weeklong recess or to head overseas to Munich for a security conference.
It will be the third time since October that the federal government has experienced a lapse in funding.
A record 43-day shutdown last fall -- the longest in U.S. history -- heavily disrupted agencies and impacted millions of Americans. A partial government shutdown ensued for several days between the end of January and early February that temporarily affected funding for the Defense, Education, Treasury, Labor and State departments.
Now, caught in a funding fight are key areas of DHS -- the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the U.S. Secret Service and the U.S. Coast Guard -- as Democrats demand reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).













