Officers including HSI and ICE agents take people into custody at an immigration court in Phoenix. REUTERS/Caitlin O'Hara
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is failing to meet the quotas that Donald Trump's White House set for deportations, so they're now offering extra cash.
ICE is recruiting former employees to return to work, offering a signing bonus of up to $50,000, CNN reported on Friday.
“You served the United States of America with distinction and honor,” the message to former staff said. “Now, your country calls upon you to serve once more.”
It even went so far as to promise, “You can serve in your current location and previous job series.”
A June report from CNN cited "multiple sources," saying "White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, architect of the administration’s most hardline immigration policies, communicated that urgency in a meeting last month with senior ICE officials, telling agents to search anywhere and everywhere for undocumented immigrants."
ICE leadership is calling the move part of the "urgent call" for more staff.
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