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LOS ANGELES - Despite the government shutdown, immigration operations will continue throughout the country, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.

A government shutdown means some federal services will be halted or eliminated. The Office of Management and Budget told federal agencies to plan for mass reductions in their workforce within the next few days, in addition to furloughs.

This brought up rumors that immigration enforcement would be halted during the shutdown, but ICE put those rumors to bed, saying "U.S. immigration laws and enforcement efforts remain unchanged."

They posted to X saying, "There is NO CHANGE to U.S. immigration laws or border enforcement. Rumors that a U.S. government shutdown will allow illegal immigrants to enter the United States are FA

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