US EditionDHS transfers FEMA staff to ICE amid hurricane season
UNITED STATES, AUG 6 – The Department of Homeland Security is reallocating FEMA staff to assist with hiring up to 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents amid staffing shortages and hurricane season.
- This month, the Department of Homeland Security transferred more than 100 FEMA employees to ICE, directing them to accept or face termination.
- Amid plans to expand immigration enforcement, Congress allocated more than $4 billion to train and hire up to 10,000 ICE agents, while FEMA faces staffing shortages.
- Offering incentives, Department of Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said, select FEMA employees will be detailed to ICE for 90 days to assist with hiring and vetting without disrupting FEMA’s operations.
- Amid staffing concerns, Deanne Criswell warned that reassignments might worsen FEMA's response capacity ahead of next month’s Atlantic hurricane season.
- Beyond these reallocations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s budget will increase from $8 billion to about $28 billion under the bill, and FEMA faces possible shutdowns.
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