President Donald Trump on April 30 signed legislation ending the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown after 11 weeks.
The department had been partially shuttered for 76 days since Feb. 14, resulting in long Transportation Security Administration (TSA) lines at airports nationwide.
“After 76 days, the longest government shutdown in history is over,” DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin posted on X.
“[DHS] is back open, [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] and [Customs and Border Protection] will be funded through reconciliation (with NO Democrat votes) so liberals can’t play games with federal law enforcement funding. To be clear, this Democrat shutdown NEVER should have happened.”
Calls to pass the bill—and secure funding for presidential protection, which the Senate had already unanimously approved twice—intensified after the April 25 shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner in Washington, where prosecutors say a man attempted to assassinate Trump….
Trump Signs DHS Funding Bill, Ending Shutdown
