https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/12/congress-homeland-security-shutdown/
Partial government shutdown looms as ICE negotiations stall
Large swaths of the Department of Homeland Security are set to shut down Saturday unless lawmakers and the White House strike a last-minute deal.
February 12, 2026 at 5:30 a.m. ESTToday at 5:30 a.m. EST
Democrats demanded a long list of changes to DHS after federal immigration agents killed Alex Pretti last month in Minneapolis, including tighter rules on warrants and a ban on agents wearing face masks. The White House is open to some of them, but the two sides have not reached an agreement days before the department is set to run out of money.












