Immigration News - United States Trump announces temporary spending measure to end shutdown Share this article LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) January 25, 2019 President Trump announced Friday that he and lawmakers have reached an agreement to end the 35-day partial shutdown of the federal government and reopen it until Feb. 15, while a committee composed of lawmakers from both parties negotiates a border security plan. Key points: As early as today, Congress is expected to pass a three-week temporary spending measure that will fund the government until Feb. 15. Government functions should resume immediately thereafter. If the committee does not reach a consensus on border security, the government could shut down again on Feb. 15. BAL Analysis: Immigration-related services that were suspended during the shutdown will resume, but the stop-gap measure merely postpones the budget debate for three weeks. This alert has been provided by the BAL U.S. Practice group. For additional information, please contact berryapplemanleiden@bal.com. Copyright © 2019 Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. All rights reserved. Reprinting or digital redistribution to the public is permitted only with the express written permission of Berry Appleman & Leiden LLP. For inquiries please contact copyright@bal.com.