Trump admin will keep Statue of Liberty open during government shutdown

The Trump administration will keep the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island open during the partial government shutdown.

“Thanks to the leadership of President Donald J. Trump both Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty remain open for the enjoyment of the American people,” a spokesperson for the Department of the Interior told The Post.

A woman photographs the Statue of Liberty from Battery Park during the first day of a partial U.S. government shutdown in New York City, New York, U.S., October 1, 2025. REUTERS

President Trump smiles while seated at a desk, surrounded by several individuals, including a small child and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in the Oval Office. — President Donald Trump is seen with guests during an announcement on using artificial intelligence to treat childhood cancer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC on Tuesday, September. 30, 2025. Francis Chungg/UPI/Shutterstock

Ahead of the government shutdown, New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul had refused to commit state funds to keep the Statue of Liberty open.

“If Lady Liberty’s iconic torch goes dark, it will be thanks to the Washington Republicans who refused common sense and abandoned the people they were elected to represent,” Hochul said in a statement to The Post hours before federal funding lapsed for the first time since the 35-day shutdown in December 2018 and January 2019.

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