Hegseth Urges Defense Department Civilians to Volunteer at ICE, Border Patrol
Response has been tepid, with only some 900 employees volunteering so far to help the beleaguered immigrant-roundup agencies
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is urging Defense Department civilians to help out ICE and the Customs and Border Patrol agency on a voluntary basis.
“I encourage all who are interested to volunteer for this detail opportunity,” Hegseth said in a little-noticed Feb. 19 memorandum. ”Supporting interior immigration enforcement actions, apprehending illegal aliens and securing our borders are vital to the national security of the United States.”
In another appeal for volunteers last Thursday, Timothy D. Dill, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower & Reserve Affairs, wrote that he was “renewing the call for additional dedicated civil servant volunteers to meet continued mission-critical roles in support of DHS.”
