CATENAA, Wednesday, November 12, 2025- Despite some agreements are made yesterday in reopening the Congress gridlocked shutdown, threats of uneven fallout prevail across immigration agencies, leaving parts of the system paralyzed while enforcement powers remain intact.
While immigration enforcement continues largely unaffected, legal and humanitarian processes face mounting disruption, reports said.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will keep operations running, backed by $34.9 billion in multi-year funding from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Deportations, raids, and detentions will continue, with most ICE employees classified as “essential.”
By contrast, the Executive Office for Immigration Review, which handles immigration courts, will suspend nearly all non-detained hearings.
More than 3.4 million pending cases risk further backlog as hearings for asylum seekers and visa overstays are postponed indefinitely.
US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), funded largely by application fees, will maintain most services such as naturalization ceremonies and visa processing.
However, the federally funded E-Verify system used by employers to confirm work eligibility will be unavailable, affecting hiring and compliance in multiple states.
US Customs and Border Protection and the State Department will continue essential operations, though some border application delays and limited visa services are expected at select posts.
Analysts warn that the shutdown’s uneven impact could expand the backlog, disrupt employment verification, and strain humanitarian processes, even as enforcement surges ahead under independent funding streams.
