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( NewsNation ) — Customs and Border Patrol Protection is offering double pay to retirees who previously left the agency as a way of adding to its ranks amid a staffing shortage that has existed for at least 10 years.

The federal immigration enforcement agency recently announced re-employment initiatives for retirees, seeking to add to a workforce that President Donald Trump pledged to grow by more than 20,000 federal agents and officers as part of his crackdown on illegal immigration . But as CBP continues to struggle to maintain its staffing levels, retired agents are being offered a dual compensation waiver that would pa

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