Watchdog Report Reveals Morale Crisis Among Border Patrol And ICE Amid Surge of Migrants

A House Oversight subcommittee hearing examined a report by the DHS Inspector General showing low morale and high attrition among CBP and ICE staff deployed to the southern border.
Migrant encounters at the border have surged to 2.4 million in 2022 while border patrol staffing has remained flat, leaving agents overworked and assigned to duties unrelated to their primary mission.
The Inspector General report found that 24% of surveyed law enforcement personnel intend to leave their jobs within the next year due to poor working conditions and lack of support.
Democrats criticized the report, accusing the Inspector General of conducting flawed investigations, but the report recommended addressing staffing shortages and improving coordination to boost morale.
The subcommittee hearing featured testimony from the Inspector General on the staffing and morale crisis as well as a discussion of the challenges facing law enforcement at the border.