Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown
Source: Reuters
Exclusive-Thousands of agents diverted to Trump immigration crackdown
Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch, Mike Spector
Sat, March 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM EDT 9 min read
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Federal agents who usually hunt down child abusers are now cracking down on immigrants who live in the U.S. illegally.
Homeland Security investigators who specialize in money laundering are raiding restaurants and other small businesses looking for immigrants who aren’t authorized to work.
Agents who pursue drug traffickers and tax fraud are being reassigned to enforce immigration law.
As U.S. President Donald Trump pledges to deport “millions and millions” of “criminal aliens,” thousands of federal law enforcement officials from multiple agencies are being enlisted to take on new work as immigration enforcers, pulling crime-fighting resources away on other areas -- from drug trafficking and terrorism to sexual abuse and fraud.
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