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DHS watchdog paused some probes of immigration enforcement amid shutdown

Nbcwashington · · 584 words · By Julia Ainsley; Laura Strickler; NBC News
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What to know about DHS watchdog paused some probes of immigration enforcement amid shutdown

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog has paused an ongoing audit of no-bid contracts due to the continuing shutdown of funding to the agency, as well as reviews of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities and instances of…

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What happened

The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog has paused an ongoing audit of no-bid contracts due to the continuing shutdown of funding to the agency, as well as reviews of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities and instances of…

Why it matters

Other DHS inspector general reviews that have been put on hold because of the shutdown include four inquiries of the Secret Service’s response to the July 2024 assassination attempt of President Donald Trump, ICE’s progress in finding and checking on the…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog has paused an ongoing audit of no-bid contracts due to the continuing shutdown of funding to the agency”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about DHS audit pauses related to funding shutdowns.
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Claim 2: “The latest White House budget proposal calls for a $22 million cut to the DHS inspector general”
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Claim 3: “A review of Homeland Security Investigations’ efforts to combat the spread of fentanyl across U.S. borders has been paused”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about HSI pausing fentanyl combat reviews.
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Claim 4: “ICE’s progress in finding and checking on the safety of immigrant children who entered the United States unaccompanied has been paused”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about ICE pausing unaccompanied child safety checks.
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Claim 5: “The DHS inspector general’s office receives more than 20,000 complaints per year”
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Claim 6: “The DHS inspector general, Joseph Cuffari, is one of the few Cabinet-level inspectors general who was not fired in the days after Trump took office”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about Joseph Cuffari not being fired after Trump took office.
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Claim 7: “The pause in internal oversight at DHS is a previously unreported consequence of the partial government shutdown”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about the DHS oversight pause being a previously unreported consequence of the shutdown.
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Claim 8: “The partial government shutdown has entered its eighth week with little indication that it will end soon”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about the government shutdown entering its eighth week.
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Claim 9: “The DHS inspector general’s office confirmed it is managing 650 investigations, 60 audits, and 20 inspections”
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Claim 10: “Roughly 85% of the audits by the DHS inspector general are on pause”
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Wikipedia entries about DHS provide no information about audit pauses or percentages of paused audits.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — DHS is the Department of Homeland Security, a U.S. federal executive department. DHS, dhs, or DHs may also refer to:
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is the U.S. federal executive department responsible for public security, roughly comparable to the interior, home, or public security ministrie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States secretary of homeland security is the head of the United States Department of Homeland Security, the federal department tasked with border control, counterterrorism and other aspects…
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Claim 11: “Two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by immigration enforcement officers in Minneapolis in January”
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Claim 12: “No-bid contracts at DHS have come under increased scrutiny since former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem faced questions during a congressional hearing”
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Claim 13: “60% of the DHS inspector general’s workforce has been furloughed”
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Claim 14: “Four inquiries of the Secret Service’s response to the July 2024 assassination attempt of President Donald Trump have been put on hold”
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Wikipedia entries confirm the July 2024 assassination attempt but provide no information about Secret Service inquiries being paused.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On July 13, 2024, Donald Trump, then a former president of the United States and the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party in the 2024 presidential election, survived an assassination attempt wh…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kingsman: The Secret Service is a 2014 spy action comedy film directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Vaughn and Jane Goldman. It is the first in the Kingsman film series, based on the comic book se…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Homeland Security. It is tasked with conducting criminal investigati…
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Claim 15: “ICE continues arrests amid the shutdown, in part due to the agency’s $75 billion infusion by a sweeping tax and spending bill Trump signed last year”
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Wikipedia entries mention Trump's policies and a $75 billion funding source (Trump Ice), but none confirm a direct link to ICE arrests during a shutdown.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The March 2026 No Kings protests (also called No Kings 3 and No Kings Day 3.0) were a group of coordinated protests that took place on March 28, 2026. They were part of a series of demonstrations in t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump's second and current tenure as the president of the United States began upon his inauguration as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. Trump, a Republican, previously served as the 45th…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Trump Ice or Trump Natural Spring Water was a bottled water brand owned by American businessman Donald Trump.
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Claim 16: “An inquiry into a $220 million DHS advertising campaign featuring former Noem is ongoing”
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Claim 17: “Reviews of Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facilities and instances of possible use of excessive force in immigration enforcement have been paused”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia entries to confirm or refute the claim about paused ICE detention facility reviews.
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