What is the Trump administration planning to do within the Department of Homeland Security?
The Trump administration is planning to purge high-level employees within the Department of Homeland Security, specifically targeting Senior Executive Service (SES) personnel. These are managers, policy and strategy specialists who may not demonstrate sufficient loyalty to Trump's agenda. The purge aims to remove career officials who served under both the previous Trump and Biden administrations but aren't seen as loyal Trump supporters. This strategic overhaul is designed to facilitate Trump's campaign promise of implementing mass deportations by ensuring that key positions at agencies like ICE and CBP are filled with Trump loyalists. The initiative represents a significant shift toward a political spoils system within the federal government's homeland security apparatus.
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