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Homeland Security Gets 35,000 Applications for Homeland Defenders

New hires will act as immigration officers to process applications.
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Homeland Security Gets 35,000 Applications for Homeland Defenders
Illegal immigrants walk alongside the U.S.–Mexico border wall after crossing the Rio Grande into El Paso, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2024. John Moore/Getty Images
Jill McLaughlin
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More than 35,000 applicants flooded the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) agency to become Homeland Defenders in the last month—the most for any position in agency history, officials announced Thursday.
The department, under the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, launched the program in a social media campaign on Sept. 30.
Jill McLaughlin
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Jill McLaughlin is an award-winning journalist covering politics, environment, and statewide issues. She has been a reporter and editor for newspapers in Oregon, Nevada, and New Mexico. Jill was born in Yosemite National Park and enjoys the majestic outdoors, traveling, golfing, and hiking.