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- The DOJ announced signing bonuses up to $25,000 and biweekly retention payments of $60-$220 through Thanksgiving.
- The bonuses are aimed at lawyers handling transgender-treatment and immigration cases.
- Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate said the DOJ will keep hiring “patriots” and reward staff supporting President Donald Trump’s priorities.
- In March 2026 the DOJ dropped the one-year experience rule for prosecutors while DHS began offering signing bonuses for immigration enforcement agents.
