President Donald Trump is keeping his favorite areas of government—immigration enforcement and trade talks—fully operational as all else grinds to a shutdown. DHS’s own lapse plan shows more than 250,000 employees retained across components, with fee-funded operations—like many at U.S. Other Trump priorities are similarly insulated. Aviation, transportation security, and other frontline staff continue to work without pay as thousands of colleagues are furloughed. This is the first federal shutdown since the 35-day shutdown in 2018-19.