Approximately 100 FEMA employees received reassignment notices to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, facing potential termination for refusal. This temporary transfer, aimed at aiding a significant hiring push for ICE, accompanies plans to recruit 10,000 new agents. New recruits are offered substantial bonuses and student loan forgiveness. Despite claims of high application rates, DHS relaxed age restrictions on all positions. Notably, while ICE's funding and hiring initiatives expand, many other federal agencies face severe budget cuts and workforce reductions.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency told approximately 100 staffers that they had been reassigned to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with consequences for noncompliance.
A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson informed that select FEMA employees will temporarily assist ICE for 90 days in hiring and vetting new agents.
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