Trump to pay Ice and border agents amid shutdown as other federal workers go unpaid
by Reuters from World news | The Guardian on (#70TRD)
Administration reportedly promises supercheck' covering shutdown pay for law enforcement officers across DHS
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.
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