ICE agents outnumbered 5 to 11,000 illegals, cheer new Trump hiresU.S. Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement unions are cheering President Trump's plan to
hire 15,000 new agents, claiming that he has boosted sagging morale by promising to finally help the outnumbered immigration officers — and let them do their jobs.
"During my career at ICE I have never had the opportunity to commend a sitting U.S. president, or DHS secretary, but I'm doing so today. Amidst all the hammering from the media, and protests from special interest groups,
President Trump and Secretary (John) Kelly haven't wavered, but instead continued steadfast in their support of the rule of law and our officers in the field," said Chris Crane president of the union representing ICE.
"Currently ERO has around
5,000 officers to police approximately 11 million illegal aliens, as well as millions of other lawfully admitted foreign nationals, in 50 states, Guam, Puerto Rico, Saipan and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We are set up for failure.
Compare ICE ERO's 5,000 officers to the approximately 35,000 officers on the New York City Police Department alone," he said in his testimony, provided in advance to Secrets. He is the president of National Immigration and Customs Enforcement Council 118 of the American Federation of Government Employees.
The U.S. Border Patrol isn't much better off. The president of their union, the National Border Patrol Council, said it is 1,743 agents short.
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