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ProfessorGAC

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13. Same Here

Reply to BannonsLiver (Reply #8)

Wed Mar 25, 2026, 10:52 AM

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The entire population of ICE agents is only 22,000. (Which of course, is too many.)
But, the very large airports would need 60 or more each to cover the shifts. In no time, more than 10% of agents are doing nothing else.
There are over 2,000 medium to large airports so it would easily reduce the flexible workforce to under 50%.
And, the recruiting sucesses were dramatically slowing 6 months ago.
They just don't have the people.
This deployment is face saving move because with the PR based reduction in ICE actions, they need to justify doubling the agent base in under a year, without laying off all those "patriots" (aka drones) they just hired last spring.

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