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Senate Recess Extends U.S. Partial Shutdown as Agencies Trim Services

Repeated failures to clear the 60‑vote bar reflect a partisan clash over health spending versus immigration conditions.

La Administración Trump mantiene casi 30.000 personas en los centros de detención de inmigrantes en todo el país. En su gran mayoría estas personas no están acusadas ni han sido condenadas por delitos, y podrían salir bajo libertad supervisada hasta que les llegue la fecha de una audiencia en los tribunales de migración. EFE/Etienne Laurent/Archivo
El jardín del Capitolio y el complejo de monumentos National Mall desde la terraza del Capitolio en el primer día del cierre de gobierno, el miércoles 1 de octubre de 2025, en Washington. (AP Foto/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Security during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025.

Overview

  • Back‑to‑back Senate votes failed to reach the 60‑vote threshold for stopgap funding, and leaders set a recess until Friday, keeping the lapse in place for now.
  • Roughly 750,000 federal employees are furloughed while essential staff work without pay, with the White House warning of possible imminent layoffs.
  • The Department of Homeland Security continues essential operations, including immigration enforcement, as air traffic controllers and TSA staff work without pay.
  • Immigration courts are operating unevenly despite EOIR guidance labeling staff essential, with detained cases proceeding in some locales and other hearings postponed.
  • The U.S. Embassy and consulates in Mexico say passport and visa appointments continue as the situation allows, while routine social‑media updates are paused; the BLS plans to suspend labor data releases and the Smithsonian will keep museums and the National Zoo open through at least Oct. 6 using reserve funds.