The Homeland Security Department has not proven a need for the 15,500 agents and officers President Trump requested in a January executive order, according to a new report, and would require more than 1.2 million applicants to fill the positions if current hiring and attrition rates persist.
Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have not demonstrated what operational purpose the hiring spree will address, the DHS inspector general found, nor have they developed an adequate plan to deploy the new employees. Trump’s order delivered on a campaign promise to recruit a new cadre of law enforcement personnel to enforce border security and immigration laws.
