DHS confirms it is implementing a reduction in force in three oversight offices as part of the effort to cut the federal workforce.
The Department of Homeland Security is cutting jobs in the oversight divisions focused on civil rights as a part of a broader reduction in force effort across the federal government.
The affected offices, confirmed by DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin, are the Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL), the Office of the Immigration Detention Ombudsman and the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman.
„These offices have obstructed immigration enforcement by adding bureaucratic hurdles and undermining [the department’s] mission“, McLaughlin said in a statement. „Rather than supporting law enforcement efforts, they often function as internal adversaries that slow down operations.
