DHS funding fight leaves key federal workers unpaid amid immigration policy standoff

Name: DHS funding fight leaves key federal workers unpaid amid immigration policy standoff
Uploaded: 2026-02-15T19:25:00-0600
Duration: 1 min 17 s
Description: Federal workers at TSA, the Coast Guard, and FEMA are still on the job without pay as Congress remains deadlocked over Homeland Security funding. The impasse stems from a dispute about immigration enforcement tactics, with Democrats pushing to ban face masks for federal officers and Republicans refusing to compromise.

Federal workers at TSA, the Coast Guard, and FEMA are still on the job without pay as Congress remains deadlocked over Homeland Security funding. The impasse stems from a dispute about immigration enforcement tactics, with Democrats pushing to ban face masks for federal officers and Republicans refusing to compromise.