DHS orders furloughed staff back to work as government shutdown drags on
Published on April 11, 2026.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has ordered all furloughed employees to return to work, despite the ongoing partial government shutdown. The order follows an April 3 memo by President Trump that he signed an emergency order to pay every DHS employee equivalent compensation and benefits lost during the partial shutdown. This comes amid criticism of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, particularly his use of agents from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ISP), which is part of DHS. Most of the 270,000 employees of the agency are deemed essential during the shutdown, and their paychecks are being processed.
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