Trump determines that the Department of Homeland Security's shutdown constitutes a state of emergency

On March 28, according to a memorandum issued by the White House on the 27th, U.S. President Trump determined that the Department of Homeland Security's "shutdown" for more than 40 days had constituted a "state of emergency that threatens national security" and instructed the Secretary of Homeland Security to coordinate with the Director of the White House Office of Management and Budget to use funds that are "reasonably logically linked" to Transportation Security Administration operations to pay salaries and benefits to airport security personnel who have not been paid since February. (Xinhua Agency)