Despite all the kicking and screaming from Democrats over the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the agency continues doing the work President Trump promised to do. Deportations are continuing amid the Democrats trying to block funding, and the Democrats attempts at demonizing the department is having the opposite effect.
DHS is reporting a record number of applicants for jobs within the department, as the Big, Beautiful Bill added the ability to hire 10,000 new ICE officers. Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox recently so far in the last year, they have received 220,000 applications for those 10,000 openings.
"We also have huge recruitment for not just ICE agents...but for out Secret Service officers and Customs and Border Protection Officers (CBP)," she says.
Both Secret Service and CBP have had fairly significant issues with staffing shortages. But is has not just been them, U.S. Citizenship and Immigrations Services (USCIS) has also had issues with staffing, all of them combining to directly impact the nation's ability to protect its borders.
This surge in applicants though breathes new life into the agencies and the enforcement of law.
"At USCIS we have had tens of thousands of applications...secret service applications have more than doubled...we have people in every department asking to come work for the Department of Homeland Security," Noem says.
It is not just the decent pay or government job title that is the draw, though.
It has become more about the patriotism. Americans have largely become fed up with crime, illegal immigration and what most feel is a lack of action against violent criminals. So, this surge is partly driven by the desire to make America, well, America again.
"They recognize that we want to defend the homeland...and that the people who live here, our citizens, deserve safety on their streets," says Noem.
The Secretary added that many of these applicants have already been hired and are in their training programs.
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