One in Four Border Agents Plan to Quit in Coming Year, Survey Says

One in Four Border Agents Plan to Quit in Coming Year, Survey Says
Illegal immigrants wait to be processed by U.S. Border Patrol agents after crossing from Mexico into Arizona near Yuma, on Sept. 26, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images
Michael Clements
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Roughly one-quarter of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who responded to a survey plan to quit their jobs in the coming year, according to Department of Homeland Security Office Inspector General Joseph Cuffari.

Cuffari said neither agency has a plan to deal with staffing issues that may arise due to problems cited by the agents. These include an increased workload, irregular border policies, being assigned tasks unrelated to law enforcement, lack of adequate resources, and working excessive overtime.

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