FEMA shutdown drags on amid stalemate over reforms to immigration enforcement

By: Jennifer Shutt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: February 26, 2026

Words: 1,168

Last Updated: 5 days, 3 hours ago

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WASHINGTON — The nation’s main agency for handling disaster response and recovery is shuttered for the third time in recent months and its workers are on the verge of missing paychecks, as members of Congress and the White House remain divided in a separate dispute over immigration enforcement.

Lawmakers are raising questions about how the ongoing shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is affecting the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which is housed within DHS. FEMA …

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