DHS Payroll Goes Dry in May Amid Funding Standoff
TL;DR
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin warned that the department will run out of funds to pay salaries in the first week of May, as payroll—about $1.6 billion every two weeks—draws down and emergency funds are exhausted. Congress is weighing a funding package that would cover most DHS agencies but delay funding for ICE and CBP, with Republicans pressing a reconciliation path for immigration enforcement and Democrats accusing it of a blank check. About two‑thirds of DHS staff are furloughed, and Trump has pushed a June 1 deadline on immigration enforcement funding, tapping a $10 billion border‑security pot that has dwindled to around $1.4 billion.
- Mullin: No more money to pay DHS employees as of May Politico
- D.H.S. Will Run Out of Money for Paychecks in May, Secretary Says The New York Times
- US warns it will run out of money to pay airport security workers in coming weeks Reuters
- AFGE Launches Nationwide Airport Actions as DHS Shutdown Drags On AFGE
- DHS will run out of money for salaries in early May: Mullin The Hill
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