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Shutdown Starts, DHS Says Immigration Enforcement Continues Unchanged

Most DHS immigration staff remain on duty without pay under contingency plans.

FILE - A U.S. Border Patrol agent walks past four men being detained after crossing the border through a gap in the walls separating Mexico and the United States, Jan. 23, 2025, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)
A border patrol agent works by a section of the border wall, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in Mission, Texas. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Overview

  • ICE publicly stated there is no change to U.S. immigration laws or border enforcement and labeled shutdown-related open-border rumors as false.
  • DHS contingency plans keep roughly 19,600 of about 21,000 ICE employees and more than 21,500 of over 22,400 USCIS employees working without pay until funding is restored, with retroactive pay required by law.
  • Customs and Border Protection, including the Border Patrol, continues operations as an essential function.
  • USCIS will keep processing because it is largely fee funded, though some tasks may slow due to dependencies such as Labor Department verifications and uncertainty around E-Verify.
  • The shutdown has closed some Capitol-area facilities, and OMB Director Russell Vought is briefing congressional Republicans as lawmakers seek a resolution with no clear end date.