DHS diverts agents to immigration arrests | JQJO

The Department of Homeland Security has reassigned thousands of agents to arrest undocumented immigrants, sidelining investigations across its public-safety mission amid mounting pressure from President Trump, a New York Times probe found. Child-exploitation teams were pulled off cases, a national security inquiry into Iranian oil financing stalled for months as tankers and money disappeared, and human smuggling and sex trafficking efforts languished. The Coast Guard diverted aircraft to transport immigrants, and academy trainings were delayed to prioritize new immigration officers. Findings draw on internal DHS documents and interviews with over 65 officials, many speaking anonymously over fear of retribution.