Homeland Security Goes Dark for a Record 76 Days
Department of Homeland Security Headquarters, St. Elizabeths West Campus, Washington, D.C., United States
United States Department of Homeland Security
CONFIRMADO88% DE CONFIANZADHS was without routine funding from 14 February 2026 until the President signed the funding bill on 30 April 2026, a record 76 days.[1]
A two-week stopgap for DHS alone ran out on 14 February 2026, and the department stayed unfunded for 76 days - the longest shutdown of a single agency in US history - until the President signed a bipartisan bill on 30 April.
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