Monday, April 12, 2021

Biden seeks funding to probe white supremacist beliefs at immigration agencies | Reuters

Biden seeks funding to probe white supremacist beliefs at immigration agencies | Reuters
"WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden called for funding to investigate complaints of white supremacist beliefs at U.S. immigration enforcement agencies in his first budget request to Congress on Friday, but officials offered no explanation for what prompted his request...to $470 million, a 22% increase over the current level, for the fiscal year that begins in October.
The additional funding would ensure that workforce complaints - “including those related to white supremacy or ideological and non-ideological beliefs” - are investigated quickly, according to a summary of Biden’s budget proposal.
It was unclear whether any specific incidents sparked the call for the increased funding...Read all.

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