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Trump Redirects Thousands of Agents to Immigration Enforcement

5/6/2026

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Over 6,000 FBI agents were reassigned to immigration work.
Reding Quiñones filed two dozen subpoenas to officials in the 2016 Russian election interference inquiry.
The Department of Homeland Security shifted priorities to support President Trump’s deportation agenda.
The Department of Defense redirected billions of dollars to the border-security mission.
The Justice Department closed 23,000 criminal cases and launched 32,000 immigration prosecutions in the first six months of the Trump term.

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Story summary

Over 6,000 FBI agents were reassigned to immigration work.
Reding Quiñones filed two dozen subpoenas to officials in the 2016 Russian election interference inquiry.
The Department of Homeland Security shifted priorities to support President Trump’s deportation agenda.
The Department of Defense redirected billions of dollars to the border-security mission.
The Justice Department closed 23,000 criminal cases and launched 32,000 immigration prosecutions in the first six months of the Trump term.