DHS Funding Freeze Breaks US Shutdown Record
The partial government shutdown affecting the Department of Homeland Security has now become the longest in US history, surpassing the previous 43-day record.
The partial government shutdown impacting the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has officially become the longest such shutdown in United States history. DHS, the fourth-largest federal agency, has been affected by the funding freeze since late December, and if the situation continues beyond the weekend, it will surpass the previous 43-day record set during the impasse that took place just last year.
The ongoing DHS shutdown is part of a larger political battle over border security and immigration policy between the White House and Congressional Democrats. President Trump has demanded $5.7 billion in funding for a border wall along the US-Mexico border, a proposal that Democrats have consistently rejected. As a result, key DHS agencies like Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency have been operating with limited budgets and staff.
{{IMAGE_PLACEHOLDER}}Source: The Guardian
