{"id":12761,"date":"2025-10-10T15:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usgreencardoffice.com\/blog?p=12761"},"modified":"2025-10-23T04:27:27","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T03:27:27","slug":"us-government-shutdown-temporarily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usgreencardoffice.com\/blog\/us-government-shutdown-temporarily","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Government Shutdown Temporarily\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why the US Government Has Been Temporarily Shut Down<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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On October 1, 2025, the U.S. federal government entered a partial shutdown<\/strong> because Congress failed to pass new funding for the fiscal year. In practical terms, this meant many federal agencies had to close or scale back operations<\/strong>. Approximately 900,000 federal employees were furloughed (sent home without pay)<\/strong>, and another 700,000 were required to work without immediate pay<\/strong> under \u201cessential services\u201d exemptions. This shutdown, the first since 2018\u20132019, arose from political disagreements in Congress over budget issues, causing a temporary halt in many government functions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Under U.S. law (particularly the Antideficiency Act<\/em>), when appropriations lapse, agencies can only continue activities deemed \u201cessential\u201d<\/strong> for public safety or national security. All other federal operations legally must stop<\/strong>, and affected personnel are forbidden to work<\/strong> until funding is restored. This is why you\u2019ll hear the term \u201cfurloughed\u201d<\/strong> \u2013 those employees are on involuntary, unpaid leave. In short, a government shutdown is essentially a pause on a broad array of \u201cnon-essential\u201d services until Congress, and the President reach a funding agreement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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