The Trump administration has reassigned Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for a mass deportation initiative. This move will significantly slow FEMA operations, which are already strained due to ongoing disaster declarations like the Texas floods. Many FEMA employees are leaving the agency due to negative sentiments from leadership, making it a challenging time for disaster preparedness. The Department of Homeland Security launched an initiative offering a $50,000 signing bonus to attract new recruits for ICE, reflecting its commitment to immigration enforcement despite potential disaster risks.
The Department of Homeland Security has reassigned dozens of Federal Emergency Management Agency employees over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement to help vet and process new hires for the government's mass deportation initiative.
Five current and former FEMA officials said losing that many people, even for a few months, will greatly slow operations while the already much-reduced agency is juggling multiple ongoing disaster declarations, including the historic Texas floods.
Right now the administration is engaged in a real gamble as summer disaster season ripens, hoping hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires and other calamities don't get out of hand.
The Department of Homeland Security rolled out an Uncle Sam-themed website and a 'Defend the Homeland' initiative offering a $50,000 signing bonus for new ICE recruits.
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