There may be a partial government shutdown if Congress cannot come to an agreement on a spending bill before midnight on December 21, 2018. Without an agreement, roughly 25 percent of funding for the federal government will expire. While many agencies will continue to operate during the shutdown, processing delays are likely due to reduced staffing and reliance on other, affected agencies.
The likely impact a government shutdown would have on the departments and agencies that provide immigration-related services are as follows.