US EditionExclusive: ICE, Border Patrol agents to receive pay during government shutdown
- On Oct. 16, the Trump administration directed DHS to keep paying ICE deportation officers, U.S. Border Patrol and CBP staff for two pay periods with funds expected no later than Oct. 22.
- On Oct. 1, the government shutdown began after funding talks collapsed, a tenth vote on Oct. 16 failed to reopen the government, and the Senate will vote again on Oct. 20.
- DHS's contingency plan shows roughly 161,000 essential staff remain on duty, including more than 63,000 Border Patrol, 19,000 Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 61,000 Transportation Security Administration, and 8,000 Secret Service employees.
- Hundreds of thousands of federal employees have been furloughed and are unpaid, DHS support staff processing officer paychecks remain unpaid, and the administration aims to keep paying members of the military.
- Some observers called the decision special treatment for the administration's preferred constituency, the memo from DHS's top human resources officer said payments align with law enforcement, but officials declined to specify DHS funding allocation or legal basis.
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