The United States has officially shut down after the Senate failed to pass a spending deal by 12:01 am on Wednesday, October 1. The last shutdown in 2018–2019 lasted 35 days, costing the economy around $3 billion in lost GDP. This time, a shutdown could affect federal agencies involved in immigration in varying ways.

Democratic senators have rejected the House Republicans’ plan for a continuing resolution, demanding extensions of Affordable Care Act subsidies and a reversal of nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts included in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act earlier this year.

US government shutdown: ICE enforcement to continue unaffected

A lot of federal services and employees would be impacted under this shutdown, with thousands of furloughs already planned; still, some essentials wil

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