U.S. CBP and ICE will have more cushion to sustain their agencies during the shutdown because of the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

An array of immigration incidents nationwide have been caught on camera by bystanders, revealing aggressive tactics by federal agents since President Donald Trump took office in January, experts told CNN.

The Department of Homeland Security — which includes ICE and U.S. Customs and Immigration Services, among other agencies — has been spared some of the biggest impacts of a shutdown, with roughly 5 percent of its more than 270,000 employees facing furloughs.

The federal government shutdown is disrupting some immigration functions. Most significantly, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s FLAG system is down, preventing the filing of LCAs, prevailing wage requests,

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that after months of aggressive immigration enforcement measures from the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration than they were in March.

The U.S. government shutdown has raised concerns among immigrant communities, particularly regarding ICE operations and immigration court proceedings. Despite the halt in various federal activities, ICE continues its operations,

"There is NO CHANGE to U.S. immigration laws or border enforcement," ICE said in a post on X early Wednesday morning, the first day of the shutdown. "Rumors that a U.S. government shutdown will allow illegal immigrants to enter the United States are FALSE. U.S. immigration laws and enforcement efforts remain unchanged.

A federal judge criticized the government’s actions in an immigration-related case on Tuesday, after learning a hearing was scheduled for a man’s possible deportation just one day after he challenged his detention in court.

All U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services offices, including the Fresno Field Office on P Street in downtown and the application support center, remain open, but expect delays during the federal government shutdown.

The U.S. government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 a.m. (EDT) on October 1, 2025, after the president and congressional lawmakers could not reach an agreement to fund the federal government for fiscal year 2026.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday he will withhold $40 million from California because it is the only state that is failing to enforce English language requirements for truckers.