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New voluntary deployment lets DOD civilian workers back Homeland Security efforts amid immigration crackdown
2025-06-03
[FoxNews] Pentagon authorizes civilian employees to volunteer at the southern border, enhancing national security efforts at DHS request
Would they accept retirees? I can just imagine how much fun some here would have, despite creaky knees and such, were you allowed to join in.
The Defense Department (DOD) is starting a voluntary program for its civilian employees to go to the southern border to support Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts there.

The agency released a memo Monday authorizing its civilian employees to volunteer to travel and support border operations.

"Protecting our homeland from bad actors and illegal substances has been a focus of the President and of the Secretary of Defense since Day One of this Administration," said Sean Parnell, chief Pentagon spokesperson. "Whether on the border or in our communities, allowing qualified DoD civilian employees to support DHS will accelerate the progress already made by Service members in achieving our national security goals."

This voluntary program was at the request of DHS, a U.S. official told Fox News.

It was not clear how many DOD civilian employees are expected to volunteer or what kind of work they will do. Fox News Digital has reached out to the DOD and DHS.

The memo, authored by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, reads, "Detail assignments may be either reimbursable or non-reimbursable.

"Non-reimbursable details are authorized where the expected benefit of a detail would be comparable to training or development programs that otherwise would be conducted at a DoD Component's expense."

News of the voluntary program comes as the Trump administration continues to crack down on illegal immigration and target criminal illegal immigrants for deportation.
Posted by:Skidmark

#3  The Texas Portion of the U.S.–México Border

Troops arrive at the border to help with enforcement despite fewer migrant crossings
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-06-03 15:08  

#2  The heat would be bearable even in south Texas but I would not trust the government to have one's back should one have to actually use force for anything.
Posted by: Glenmore   2025-06-03 12:41  

#1  Yeah, come to Texas for the summer.
Posted by: Skidmark   2025-06-03 01:36  

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