U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is offering bonuses for new agent hirees. | Gerald L. Nino, CBP, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is offering bonuses for new agent hirees. | Gerald L. Nino, CBP, U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is looking to hire new agents, offering a hiring bonus of $10,000 for those who finish the academy, then another $10,000 for those who complete two years of service in a designated remote area.
"Right now the number of agents we have is in the low 3000s," Daniel Hernandez, a CBP agent and Public Affairs officer for the Tucson sector, said in a recent KGUN report. "We're currently we are seeing a higher influx of migrants entering the country and so we need enough agents to help."
Agents in the Tucson sector must cover a vast area of land, so they have to be able to adapt, Hernandez added.
"We have agents everywhere -- in the courtroom or in the field in remote mountain operations," he said. "Some days your office is the outdoors and some days your office is your and some days your office is several counties."
Interested applicants can apply on the CBP website, but Hernandez cautioned prospective candidates that with the bonuses comes a lot of work and training.
"It involves rigorous physical training and extensive coursework in law," he said in the report, adding that new agents can expect more training to follow after being hired.
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