E-Verify, the electronic immigration system that employers use to confirm employees’ eligibility to work in the United States, has resumed operation. E-Verify was unavailable during the longest federal government shutdown in history, which lasted from December 22, 2018 to January 25, 2019. As of January 28, 2019, all E-Verify services are once again available for use, though users may experience longer-than-usual processing times as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) works through a large volume of accumulated cases.