Homeland Security Axes Hundreds in Trump Federal Workforce Cuts

Feb. 15, 2025, 1:27 AM UTC

The Department of Homeland Security laid off more than 400 employees this week as the Trump administration works to shrink the federal workforce.

DHS cut more than 200 people at the Federal Emergency Management Agency and more than 130 at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, plus another 50 employees at US Citizenship and Immigration Services and 10 in the department’s Science and Technology Directorate, according to the department.

The reductions are aimed at eliminating waste, and the department plans to cut further positions it identifies as unnecessary, a DHS spokesperson said in an unsigned statement Friday night. The personnel ...

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