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DHS said the office shut down because of the current funding lapse in Congress targeting immigration enforcement. Congress last week [finally ended](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/01/nx-s1-5806060/congress-ends-record-shutdown-at-the-department-of-homeland-security) the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history
longest agency shutdown in U.S. history and agreed to fund the rest of DHS. Republicans
longest agency shutdown in U.S. history, agreeing to fund most parts of DHS — but excluding
longest agency shutdown in U.S. history. The House passed a bill funding DHS, minus dollars
longest agency shutdown in U.S. history](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/30/nx-s1-5806054/congress-dhs-shutdown). The House passed a bill funding DHS
DHS – including the Transportation Security Administration – has led to other showdowns and serial shutdowns. The longest of these, the longest full federal shutdown in history
DHS. As a result, the department was [shut down](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/dhs-longest-partial-government-shutdown) for 75 days beginning in mid-February, the longest partial shutdown in US history
DHS, ending agency’s longest shutdown The [US House of Representatives](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/house-of-representatives) has voted to fund much of the [Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/) – excluding immigration enforcement operations
longest shutdown in U.S. history and fund the Department of Homeland Security, Republicans are moving ahead with an approximately $70 billion, party-line plan to fund Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border