NINE THOUSAND people who work for the FBI — either two thirds of their agents or one quarter of their entire staff — have been diverted to doing at least some immigration enforcement by the Trump administration.
Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
NEW: Trump diverted >9,100 FBI personnel to work on immigration during the first 9 months of this term, per public records I obtained. He multiplied them by a factor of 23 - from 279 before he took office to >6500 by September. theintercept.com/2026/05/01/f...
Experts warned that the massive diversion of FBI staff could put national security at risk for the sake of immigration enforcement.
