The Trump administration plans on paying Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents throughout the federal government shutdown.
The administration, which had already announced that pay would not be interrupted for FBI agents or members of the military, has relied heavily on ICE and CBP to fulfill one of President Trump’s priorities thus far in his second term: a severe crackdown on immigration.
A combined 64,000 workers could benefit from Trump’s promise, which Reuters reported Thursday, citing internal emails to each agency the previous day.
However, it’s unclear how the vast majority of workers will be paid. Of CBP’s 67,000 staffers, about 97 percent are paid through Congress’ annual appropriations process, according to Reuters, and the same for 95