The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will run out of funding at 11:59 PM tonight, Feb. 13, 2026. While some agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, remain funded thanks to provisions in the GOP spending bill passed last summer, others — including the TSA, FEMA, and Coast Guard — can only rely on emergency surpluses until they run out. These won’t get any additional funds until Congress and the president agree on a new budget.
Although Congress and the president agreed on funding for the rest of the government last month, DHS is shutting down because Congressional leaders failed to reach a deal on reforms for ICE after federal agents killed two U.S. citizens last month. Democrats last week published a list of demands for Republicans in Washington to meet (Senator Katie Britt called them a “ridiculous Christmas list.”), and the White House sent a counteroffer Wednesday night that Democrats quickly rejected. And so the clock runs out — TSA, FEMA, and the Coast Guard w…
