{"id":2571308,"date":"2026-02-19T06:48:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:48:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-halts-fema-deployment-of-aid-workers-during-dhs-shutdown\/"},"modified":"2026-02-19T06:51:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T11:51:50","slug":"trump-administration-halts-fema-deployment-of-aid-workers-during-dhs-shutdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-halts-fema-deployment-of-aid-workers-during-dhs-shutdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration halts FEMA deployment of aid workers during DHS shutdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-administration-halts-fema-deployment-of-aid-workers-during-dhs-shutdown%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2571308&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump management ordered FEMA to halt the deployment of aid workers during the partial Department of Homeland Security shutdown that began after Congress failed to agree on funding. The suspension, effective February 18, 2026, halts FEMA\u2019s disaster-response deployments as DHS travel for non-essential purposes is restricted, though the agency says its mission remains to help people before, during, and after disasters. Reuters notes the pause could hinder ongoing and planned recovery efforts, as FEMA personnel had been preparing for deployments in response to multiple disasters across the country, including winter-storm damage and Oklahoma wildfires; 17 disaster declarations had been issued in 2026 so far. A FEMA spokesperson said the pause is necessary to comply with federal law and does not affect deployments already in place, with travel related to active disasters continuing where applicable. The shutdown also affects othre DHS agencies, such as the Coast Guard, the secret Service, and the TSA, perhaps slowing disaster response and other DHS operations.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration halts FEMA deployment of aid workers during DHS shutdown<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2509440\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> has ordered the Federal Emergency Management Agency to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-orders-restrictions-new-fema-disaster-deployments-during-dhs-shutdown-2026-02-19\/\">halt<\/a> the deployment of aid workers during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-raises-nationalized-voting-idea-during-bonginos-podcast-return\/\" title=\"Trump raises &#039;nationalized voting&#039; idea during Bongino&#039;s podcast return\">partial government shutdown affecting<\/a> the Department of Homeland Security. FEMA, which is part of DHS, is the federal agency that sends personnel to assist those affected by natural disasters nationwide. Its self-described <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/about\">mission<\/a> is &ldquo;helping people before, during, and after disasters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The suspension went into effect on Feb. 18, <em>Reuters<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4462405\/derek-dooley-trump-lost-georgia-2020\/\">Kemp-backed Derek Dooley admits Trump lost Georgia in 2020 as GOP field vies for endorsement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4463181\/former-south-korean-president-yoon-sentenced-to-life-in-prison\/\">Former South Korean President Yoon sentenced to life in prison for declaring martial law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4463173\/macron-criticizes-free-speech-blasting-tech-company-executives\/\">Macron calls free speech &lsquo;pure bulls***&rsquo; while blasting tech company executives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;DHS has issued a stop-travel order for all DHS funded travel, effecting 2\/18\/26, for the duration of the lapse in appropriation. Currently this DOES include disaster travel,&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-orders-restrictions-new-fema-disaster-deployments-during-dhs-shutdown-2026-02-19\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">read<\/a> an email from Kurt Weirich, a chief of staff at FEMA.<\/p>\n<p>The suspension of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fema\/\">FEMA<\/a> workers could limit recovery efforts for natural disasters in the U.S. In 2026, there are currently 17 known disaster <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/disaster\/declarations?field_dv2_declaration_date_value%5Bmin%5D=2026&amp;field_dv2_declaration_date_value%5Bmax%5D=2026&amp;field_dv2_declaration_type_value=All&amp;field_dv2_incident_type_target_id_selective=All&amp;page=0\">declarations<\/a> across the country, most of which followed the winter storms that hit the country in January. The most recent disaster <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fema.gov\/disaster\/5616\">declarations<\/a> are from the Oklahoma wildfires from earlier this week. Gov. Kevin Stitt (R-OK) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.koco.com\/article\/oklahoma-fire-wildfire-map-woodward-beaver\/70405557\">declared<\/a> a state of emergency in Oklahoma on Tuesday because of the fires.<\/p>\n<p>The partial government <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4457612\/dhs-shutdown-congress-skips-town-without-deal-ice\/\">shutdown<\/a> began on Saturday, after Congress was unable to reach a funding agreement for the federal agency primarily related to Democrats&rsquo; objections over <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >illegal immigration enforcement efforts implemented<\/a> by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which is also part of DHS. Other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmakers-say-overhaul-needed-to-protect-fed-agencies-from-foreign-hacks\/\" title=\"Lawmakers Say Overhaul Needed to Protect Fed Agencies from Foreign Hacks\">federal agencies affected<\/a> by the partial shutdown due to being part of DHS are the Coast Guard, the Secret Service, and the Transportation Security Administration.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4460058\/trump-dc-potomac-river-sewage-spill-cleanup\/\"><strong>TRUMP FLOATS FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF POTOMAC RIVER SEWAGE CLEANUP, IF ASKED &lsquo;POLITELY&rsquo;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The decision to suspend deployments came as FEMA responders were preparing for future disaster recovery efforts, including cleaning up the recent <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4460058\/trump-dc-potomac-river-sewage-spill-cleanup\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sewage spill<\/a> in the Potomac River. Additionally, <em>Reuters<\/em> reported that 300 FEMA personnel were preparing for deployment before being <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-orders-restrictions-new-fema-disaster-deployments-during-dhs-shutdown-2026-02-19\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> to &ldquo;stand down.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Regarding the suspension of FEMA disaster response deployments, a FEMA spokesperson said that it was &ldquo;not a choice but are necessary to comply with federal law,&rdquo; according to CNN. The spokesperson also said that any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-czar-kamala-harris-heads-to-the-border-to-push-green-energy\/\" title=\"Border Czar Kamala Harris Heads to the Border\u2014To Push Green Energy\">disaster response efforts<\/a> currently in place, would not be affected by the shutdown deployment suspension.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;FEMA travel related to active disasters is not canceled,&rdquo; the spokesperson <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/us-orders-restrictions-new-fema-disaster-deployments-during-dhs-shutdown-2026-02-19\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">told<\/a> CNN.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump admin pauses FEMA aid deployments<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2571309,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25267752238547.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[74091,74090,35224,18818,32640],"class_list":["post-2571308","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-aid-workers","tag-dhs-shutdown-2","tag-emergency-response","tag-fema","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25267752238547.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571308","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2571308"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571308\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2571312,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2571308\/revisions\/2571312"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2571309"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2571308"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2571308"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2571308"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}