Here’s How the Shutdown Affects Immigration Services

By Ted Hesson, ABC News

Federal agencies that deal with immigration will be impacted by the government shutdown. But that doesn’t mean the government’s business with immigration — from paperwork processing to immigration arrests — will stop.

Most of the employees in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which oversees immigration enforcement, are considered “essential.” So it’s a priority to keep them on the job. Only a small number of workers are considered “non-essential” and subject to furloughs.

Here’s how the shutdown will impact immigration agencies:

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