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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

Homeland Security Goes Dark for a Record 76 Days

02/14/2026 - 04/30/2026CONFIRMED 88% CONFIDENCEDHS 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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Homeland Security Goes Dark for a Record 76 Days