CBP Launches Major Recruitment Push — Bonuses Up to $30,000, 15–25% Location Incentives to Fill 8,500 Roles

CBP announced an accelerated recruitment campaign offering Border Patrol sign-on bonuses up to $30,000 and location-based incentives of 15–25% for CBP officers and Air/Marine Interdiction Agents (Caribbean locations highlighted). The agency is using expedited hiring authorities (Direct-Hire, VRA, Schedule A, Pathways) to speed placement and is part of a broader DHS hiring and modernization effort that includes targets of thousands of hires over multiple years.