US EditionA quarter of FBI agents are assigned to immigration enforcement, per FBI data
New data shows nearly 25% of FBI agents now spend half their time on immigration enforcement, shifting focus from traditional criminal and national security investigations.
- According to data released by Senator Mark Warner, almost one in four FBI agents have shifted their focus away from national security and investigative roles to take on immigration enforcement responsibilities.
- This shift follows Trump administration policies directing federal law enforcement, including the FBI, to focus on immigration enforcement efforts beginning in May and August.
- Many agents previously assigned to counterterrorism, cybercrime, and drug trafficking investigations now regularly work with ICE and participate in Homeland Security's immigration enforcement programs.
- In the largest 25 field offices, up to 45% of agents are involved in immigration enforcement, and some officials warn the agency is 'weakening ourselves day by day,' according to former executive Chris O'Leary.
- The reassignment of agents has raised concerns about reduced capacity for complex investigations and possible declines in morale within the FBI.
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They fought against cybercrime, terrorism or espionage, now they're supposed to arrest migrants. According to a media report, the FBI has withdrawn thousands of employees from their former duties.
WaPo: One-Quarter of FBI’s Agents Assigned to Immigration Enforcement
In immigration news, The Washington Post reports nearly a quarter of the FBI’s roughly 13,000 agents are currently assigned to immigration enforcement, with the number climbing to upward of 40% in the largest FBI field offices. Data show agents have been pulled from investigations into cybercrimes, drug trafficking, terrorism, counterintelligence and more. Meanwhile, Apple has quietly removed the citizen reporting app DeICER from its App Store. …
The Independent
The Independent (US)Report says nearly 25 percent of FBI now working immigration cases
FBI agents in the Washington, D.C. field office are also reportedly working overnight shifts multiple times a week to keep up with local policing duties demanded of them by President Donald Trump
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