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As the federal government heads toward a potential shutdown starting Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security assured that immigration and border operations will continue but said frontline employees could be working without pay.

DHS noted in a statement to Fox News Digital on Tuesday that Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the U.S. Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration will continue their "critical functions," including ICE being able to "arrest and deport violent criminal aliens" and CBP being able to "screen goods and people" entering the U.S.

The agency also noted that the officer hiring processes will still continue, including for recruitment.

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