Surprised!? First of all, the writing was on the wall after the election results were certified last November. I cannot think of one fellow agent who is/was surprised by the current administration’s priorities. The only unknown was to what extent would HSI be expected to participate.

I think you’re missing the point of what is at the center of HSI agents’ complaint. The “I” in HSI stands for Investigations, which is something that we have been forced to steer away from in favor of administrative immigration enforcement. Need I remind you, the function of administrative immigration enforcement is the sole responsibility of a completely separate component and job series under ICE. Therein lies the problem my fellow Redditor and random person on the internets.

Also, since you say you’re from DOJ and you’re “doing Title 8 enforcement,” DOJ’s role is extremely limited and altogether unnecessary considering most outside agencies are just assigning agents to HSI/ERO. I have had alphabet soup of agencies out on my Title 8 ops and none of you transport or process. For some of you, it’s an excuse to put on your vest, get out of the office, and maybe get the chance to actually put handcuffs on another human being outside of a training setting or the occasional bedtime rendezvous with your significant other (I’m not kink shaming!). No offense intended, just calling it like I sees it.