Government shutdowns in the United States

Migrants from Central America are seen escorted by US. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials after crossing the border from Mexico to surrender to the officials in El Paso, Texas in this pictured taken from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

In El Paso, a border city grows uneasy over shutdown

Immigration

The federal government is a major employer in El Paso, one of the largest cities along the US-Mexico border. The shutdown has affected thousands of customs, Border Patrol and drug enforcement agents who are reporting to work without pay.

Joshua Tree night sky

National parks and public lands suffer during US government shutdown

Environment
People sit on the steps outside Los Angeles immigration court, which has been closed since Dec. 22 due to a partial government shutdown over funding for a southern border wall.

This busy LA immigration court is now a ‘ghost town’ in wake of government shutdown

Immigration
Pedestrians cross a tall bridge

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Construction vehicles work on a tall metal fence

US government headed for shutdown

What’s the economic impact of a government shutdown?

Beyond the individual workers and families affected, could a short or lengthy shutdown affect the broader US economy as well?