In January 2017, five days after his inauguration, he signed an
executive order that called for 5,000 new Border Patrol agents, as part of a broader effort to secure U.S. borders.
Customs and Border Protection subsequently launched an aggressive recruitment campaign that included a $297 million contract with Accenture, a consulting firm. Over two years, CBP paid Accenture $60 million to hire one thousand people across its agencies. More than a year into the contract, just 56 people had accepted jobs through Accenture – of which 51 entered duty.