The Trump administration has promised tens of thousands of federal agents carrying out his immigration crackdown that they will be paid during the government shutdown, according to emails seen by Reuters, even as other federal workers go without pay.
The pay plan was communicated to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) staff on Wednesday in separate internal emails seen by Reuters.
After the story was reported, Kristi Noem, the homeland security secretary, said in a statement that more than 70,000 law enforcement officers across DHS including those at CBP, Ice, the Secret Service and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be paid.
They are to receive by 22 October a “supercheck” covering pay for all hours worked during the shutdown period and the next pay period, she said.
I am now in favor of holding the line and keeping g the shutdown going until there’s literally zero money left for ICE in particular
Where is that money coming from?
Quite literally every budget, from what I understand. They’re robbing pretty much every project that’s been appropriated already so they can pay ICE and the military.
Isn’t the budget passed for specific things? It isn’t just a pile of money the exec can move wherever it wants?
Only according to the law
Willingness to do crimes is a huge advantage
It certainly makes things cheaper at the grocery store.
And, as an aside, you didn’t see anyone stealing food. Even if you did, no you didn’t.
Ah yes. The “supercheck” loophole that our founding fathers explicitly put in the constitution to account for this specific situation. I am sure the supreme court will find a way to see this as reasonable.
Trump and a promise to pay something? I do believe I’ve seen this movie about bullshit before.
Can’t have the gestapo getting unruly
One of the reason it is said Putin doesn’t stop the war is that he fears the criminals sent to fight in the war coming back.
Trump is leading something from his mentor.
The supercheck is a fucking pre-pay? I hope the remaining bureaucrats never forget and fuck their shit up for life.
This is on top of a $50,000 signing bonus that ICE is giving new recruits.
If Chucklefuck McLarper came on two weeks ago for 50k signing, got a paycheck, got prepaid for the next one, and I was working my 8th year in payroll and not getting paid, watching this goon get a check for my yearly salary would mean shit’s getting real inconvenient for him.
