ICE Enforcement Surge: Federal Staff Deployed
Federal agencies deployed almost 33,000 staff to assist ICE in ramping up detention and expulsion of undocumented individuals. Support also came from state and local partners.
ICE Enforcement: Federal Employees Assist in Immigration Crackdown
With increased ICE enforcement, federal employees from various agencies are being reassigned to assist in apprehending and deporting undocumented immigrants. This shift has sparked controversy and internal strain.
Air Marshals say they are reaching a âbreaking pointâ amid brain drain and âpunishingâ schedules
FAMs expect a âdemanding job,â Casaretti said, but do not sign up to be âon call without compensationâ or to âwork punishing schedules.â The compounding issues have brought some Air Marshals to a breaking point, as he noted many of his colleagues have taken their own lives or seen their families fall apart.