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Trump ends record Homeland Security shutdown signing bipartisan funding bill for TSA and FEMA

International
Published on 1 May 2026
Trump ends record Homeland Security shutdown signing bipartisan funding bill for TSA and FEMA

Immigration funding was split off for later

President Trump signed a bipartisan bill funding most of the Department of Homeland Security, ending the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history. The standoff centered on immigration enforcement funding, leaving routine services like TSA and FEMA protected. Immigration-related funding will be handled in a separate measure, reopening political uncertainty over the issue.

  • The shutdown ends after the longest DHS disruption on record
  • Bipartisan legislation funds most DHS operations
  • TSA and FEMA continue routine work without interruption
  • Immigration enforcement funding goes to a separate fight
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