The workers are responsible for securing borders and facilitating trade.
Customs and Border Protection said it
expects furloughs and other austerity will cause delays at ports of
entry, including international arrivals at airports, and reduce the
number of border patrol officers on duty at any one time.
David Aguilar, the agency’s deputy
commissioner, said it must cut about $754 million by September 30, the
end of the fiscal year.
It aims to reach that goal through
agency-wide furloughs, a hiring freeze, and reducing or eliminating
overtime, compensatory time, travel and training.
