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Pentagon Seeks Civilian Volunteers for Immigration Enforcement Amid Crisis

3/21/2026

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The Pentagon has called on civilian employees to volunteer with the Department of Homeland Security amid a funding crisis and backlash over immigration enforcement tactics.
An email encourages volunteers to support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in managing immigration operations.
The initiative follows a prior August request, with more than 900 applications submitted and deployment numbers still unspecified.

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The Pentagon has called on civilian employees to volunteer with the Department of Homeland Security amid a funding crisis and backlash over immigration enforcement tactics.
An email encourages volunteers to support U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection in managing immigration operations.
The initiative follows a prior August request, with more than 900 applications submitted and deployment numbers still unspecified.