The FBI has ordered its agents to spend a third of their time on immigration cases, marking a major shift away from investigating financial crimes. This change, starting May 2025, reflects the biggest transformation in how the agency uses its resources in recent years. FBI-led teams have made 6,000 immigration-related arrests since January. In New York City, out of 193 federal agents assigned to immigration work, 86 will be FBI agents. Los Angeles will see 207 Justice Department agents switching to immigration duties. Matthew Galeotti, who runs the Justice Department’s Criminal Division, laid out new rules for handling white-collar crime. … Continue reading FBI Shifts 33% of Agents to Immigration as 6,000 Arrests Signal DOJ’s Major White-Collar Crime Cutback