A plan to leave around two-third of the government laborers tasked with offering citizenship, green cards and visas to immigrants — which would have adequately carried the country’s immigration system to a standstill — was canceled on Tuesday only days before representatives would have been expelled from the payroll.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services declared Tuesday that it was switching seminar on its arrangement to vacation 13,400 of its 20,000 representatives on Aug. 30 “as a result of unprecedented spending cuts and a steady increase in daily incoming revenue and receipts.”

The organization, which is under the Department of Homeland Security, is supported by cash it makes from fees. In any case, the quantity of petitions looking for entry into the U.S has diminished in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

The number of petitions over President Donald Trump’s first term had just considered declines to be his hard-line immigration policies have become a central theme of his presidency. The president and his administration has made the process more thorough for those looking for entry to the U.S.

Because of the pandemic, the president had set new orders that banished entry into the U.S. by foreigners, remembering a stop for green cards. The organization said the pandemic likewise prompted a dramatic decrease in income.

USCIS approached Congress for $1.2 billion, cash that had been required to get through its next coroanvirus relief package. Yet, after around fourteen days of arrangements, talks broke up as Democrats and the White House accused each other for the stalemate.

The organization said it had the option to keep its workers from vacation by “aggressive spending” cuts that will “impact all agency operations,” including longer hold up times on pending immigration cases. While the leaves were deflected, USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow advised that they could occur sometime in the not too distant future if Congress doesn’t endorse more funds for the agency.

“Our workforce is the backbone of every USCIS accomplishment. Their resilience and strength of character always serves the nation well, but in this year of uncertainty, they remain steadfast in their mission administering our nation’s lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and protecting the American people, even as a furlough loomed before them,” Edlow said in a statement. “However, averting this furlough comes at a severe operational cost that will increase backlogs and wait times across the board, with no guarantee we can avoid future furlough.”

The declaration comes after weeks of lawmakers and union leadership pressuring the agency to keep its representatives on the payroll. Officials on the two sides of the path cheered the news.

Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, said he was appreciative for the declaration in light of the fact that the vacations would have “crippled our immigration system.”

“I’m glad USCIS has rethought this decision, which would have crippled our immigration system and left so many in limbo,” he said in a statement. “The coronavirus pandemic already leaves us with so much uncertainty for the future, and I’m glad USCIS will continue to help families achieve the American Dream.”

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the top Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, said it was “welcome news” yet in addition noticed the “emotional strain placed on these members of our communities who did not know when their next paycheck would come was a completely needless crisis imposed by the Trump administration.”

The American Federation of Government Employees, which speaks to USCIS representatives, additionally acclaimed the news and noticed all the work that went into guaranteeing laborers would stay on the payroll.

“This is a major win for the hardworking and essential employees at USCIS,” AFGE National President Everett Kelley said in a statement. “While the immediate threat of furloughs has passed, we still need Congress to act to prevent similar funding challenges and ensure that the agency is able to operate without further threats to workers and their jobs.”