#winning #MAGA #BestDeals 'An Irony': Shutdown Fight Over Border Security Takes Toll On Immigration Enforcement The government shutdown began with the president's demand for border security money. But it has also halted E-Verify, a federal program that's supposed to prevent immigrants from working here illegally. If U.S. employers want to check whether their prospective hires are eligible to work, they can't. The E-Verify database is "currently unavailable due to a lapse in government appropriations," according to a note on the government-run website.