Trump Signs a Bill Ending a Record 76-Day Homeland Security Shutdown, With ICE Funding Left Out

On April 30, 2026, the House approved the Senate's Department of Homeland Security funding bill by voice vote and President Trump signed it, ending a partial shutdown that had begun February 14 and run 76 days, described in reporting as the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. The bill funds most DHS components, including the Coast Guard, TSA, FEMA and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. It does not resolve funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol; Republicans and the administration said they would pursue that separately through budget reconciliation, which does not require Democratic Senate votes.

A shutdown confined to a single department for more than two months concentrates the cost on one workforce rather than spreading it. The Coast Guard commandant said his workforce was "furious." Routing the contested immigration enforcement money through reconciliation moves it out of the bipartisan appropriations process entirely.

The shutdown ended April 30, 2026. ICE and Border Patrol funding remained unresolved.