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So far everything seems normal, at least on the surface. I had my mail delivered Saturday morning. Federal courts, the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the U. S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)—the government bodies that I interact most—they all function. Importantly, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), a cabinet department of the United States federal government responsible for Customs and Border control, among other functions, is exempt from the impact by the shutdown...