Border Patrol to pay out $84 million in bonuses to agents in bid to stop them leaving
U.S. Customs and Border Protection has offered bonuses equivalent to 5 percent of current salaries to agents willing to remain at their jobs for another year as the agency struggles with dwindling staff numbers and a surge in immigrants seeking asylum.
The plan to retain border agents comes amid increased scrutiny of attempts to stop migrants from illegally crossing into the U.S. from Mexico. Last month, Kevin McAleenan, the CBP commissioner and acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, described the situation at the border as reaching"breaking point."
“We are facing a humanitarian and border security crisis on the Southwest border, and those who serve on the frontline are vital to that effort. I would like to thank the National Border Patrol Council for their support in moving this initiative forward," Sanders said. "Border Patrol officials explained that duty stations in certain remote locations present retention challenges due to quality-of-life factors," the report states."For example, the officials told us that agents may not want to live with their families in an area without a hospital, with low-performing schools, or with relatively long commutes from their homes to their duty station,” states the report.
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