The agency has struggled to meet new hire demands as discontented agents continue to quit.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is offering bonuses equivalent to five percent of current salaries to agents willing to remain at their job for another year as the agency struggles with dwindling staff numbers and a surge in immigrants seeking asylum.
The plan to retain border agents comes amid increased scrutiny of attempts to stop migrants illegally crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. Last month, CBP commissioner and Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, Kevin McAleenan, described the immigration situation at the border as reaching"breaking point."
“We are facing a humanitarian and border security crisis on the Southwest border, and those who serve on the frontline are vital to that effort. I would like to thank the National Border Patrol Council for their support in moving this initiative forward," Sanders said. "Border Patrol officials explained that duty stations in certain remote locations present retention challenges due to quality-of-life factors," the report states."For example, the officials told us that agents may not want to live with their families in an area without a hospital, with low-performing schools, or with relatively long commutes from their homes to their duty station,” the report states.
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