国土安全部（DHS）内部监察机构被迫暂停对移民执法的大量监督工作，因部分政府停摆已进入第五天
作者：伊丽莎白·埃尔金德（Elizabeth Elkind）
福克斯新闻（Fox News）
发布时间：2026年2月18日 美国东部时间上午11:40
国土安全部（DHS）内部监察机构已被迫暂停对移民执法工作的大量监督，因民主党持续拒绝支持为该内阁级机构提供资金。
美国国土安全部监察长办公室（OIG）发言人周三向福克斯新闻数字频道表示，在政府部分停摆期间，其大部分审计和检查工作已被迫暂停，其中包括许多涉及移民与海关执法局（ICE）的工作。
自唐纳德·特朗普总统将联邦执法人员增派至全美蓝色城市以打击非法移民以来，民主党一直呼吁对ICE进行更严格的监督。
但在民主党退出两党关于为该部门提供资金的协议后，国土安全部至少有七项针对ICE行为的内部调查已被暂停，导致部门陷入停摆。
共和党人警告民主党对ICE改革的推动是削减边境执法资金的借口
“监察长办公室的大部分审计、检查和类似审查……在拨款失效期间均已暂停。少量与救灾相关的监察长审计仍在继续，因为这些审计得到了现有拨款的支持，”发言人表示。
“监察长办公室的刑事调查人员不会被强制休假，在拨款失效期间仍将继续开展工作。监察长办公室不会公开确认或否认任何特定刑事调查的存在。”
据发言人透露，被暂停的调查包括确定“ICE是否调查过度使用武力指控并追究人员责任”，以及进行“突击检查以评估ICE拘留标准的合规性，并确保拘留条件安全、有保障且符合人道标准”。
两党未能就国土安全部达成协议，政府将于午夜停摆
对美国海关与边境保护局（CBP）特工是否按照国土安全部政策和联邦法律开展国内行动的调查也已暂停。
值得注意的是，上月在明尼阿波利斯的一场反ICE示威活动中，正是CBP特工开枪打死了美国公民护士亚历克斯·普雷蒂（Alex Pretti），因此该调查备受关注。
事件发生后，民主党曾呼吁展开调查并设置更严格的监督机制。
联邦法官临时解除国土安全部对议员参观拘留设施的限制
但普雷蒂被杀，以及ICE在明尼阿波利斯涉及的雷妮·妮可·古德（Renee Nicole Good）被杀事件，被民主党称为促使他们拒绝此前两党就为国土安全部本财年剩余时间提供资金达成的协议的主要催化剂。
最初通过众议院但在参议院未获通过的国土安全部拨款法案，包含了对ICE的新强制培训要求，以及对联邦执法人员佩戴随身摄像机的规定。
然而，民主党领袖表示这还不够，并拒绝了白宫最近提出的另一项折中方案。
据报道，民主党本周向共和党人提交了自己的反提案，但双方似乎都没有向达成协议迈出实质性步伐。
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民主党提出的两项最大要求——要求司法令状才能执行ICE执法行动，以及禁止ICE特工佩戴口罩并要求其佩戴清晰可见的标识——被共和党人批评为“不可行”。
除了影响对ICE的监督外，漫长的国土安全部停摆还威胁到运输安全管理局（TSA）和联邦紧急事务管理局（FEMA）等国土安全部内部其他部门的资金。
伊丽莎白·埃尔金德是福克斯新闻数字频道的政治记者，主要报道众议院相关新闻。其此前的数字署名文章见于《每日邮报》和哥伦比亚广播公司新闻。
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Democrats’ DHS shutdown halts ICE oversight they demanded
DHS internal watchdog forced to pause immigration enforcement audits as partial shutdown hits 5th day
By Elizabeth Elkind
Fox News
Published February 18, 2026 11:40am EST
The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) internal watchdog has been forced to pause a significant chunk of its oversight of immigration enforcement as Democrats continue to withhold support for funding the Cabinet-level agency.
A spokesperson for the DHS office of the inspector general (OIG) told Fox News Digital on Wednesday that most of its audits and inspections have had to be paused during the partial government shutdown, including many dealing with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Democrats have called for stricter oversight of ICE since President Donald Trump surged federal law enforcement agents to blue cities across the country in a bid to crack down on illegal immigration.
But at least seven of the internal DHS probes into ICE conduct have been suspended after Democrats walked away from a bipartisan deal to fund the department, plunging it into a shutdown.
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“Most of OIG’s audits, inspections, and similar reviews… are paused during the lapse in appropriations.A small number of OIG audits related to disaster relief continue because they are supported by an extant appropriation,” the spokesperson said.
“OIG’s Criminal Investigators are excepted from furlough and are continuing their work during the lapse.OIG does not publicly confirm or deny the existence of any particular criminal investigation.”
Probes that have been paused include determining “whether ICE investigates allegations of use of excessive force and holds personnel accountable” and conducting “unannounced inspections to assess compliance with ICE detention standards and ensure safe, secure, and humane conditions of confinement,” according to the spokesperson.
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An investigation into whether Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents are conducting domestic U.S. operations in accordance with DHS policies and federal law has also been halted.
The CBP probe is notable given it was CBP agents who shot and killed nurse Alex Pretti, a U.S. citizen, during an anti-ICE demonstration in Minneapolis last month.
Democrats had called for investigations and stricter guardrails after the incident took place.
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But Pretti’s killing, along with the ICE-involved killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis, were two of the main catalysts that Democrats said drove them away from an earlier bipartisan deal struck on funding DHS for the remainder of the fiscal year.
The original DHS funding bill, which passed the House but failed in the Senate, included new mandatory training requirements for ICE and a mandate for body cameras for federal law enforcement.
Democratic leaders have said that was not enough, however, and have rejected another compromise offer sent by the White House in recent days.
Democrats reportedly sent back their own counteroffer to Republicans this week, but there appears to be little movement on either side toward an agreement.
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Two of Democrats’ biggest demands, requiring judicial warrants to execute ICE enforcement action and banning masks for ICE agents while requiring clearly accessible identification, have been panned as non-starters by Republicans.
In addition to affecting ICE oversight, a lengthy DHS shutdown also threatens funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), among other offices within DHS.
Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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