FBI officials have informed some agents in recent days that they will be exempt from a mandate to focus part of their time on immigration enforcement given the elevated threat level from Iran, the people said.
NBC News and the Wall Street Journal earlier reported the shift in FBI resources.
Iran responded to the U.S. strikes by launching a missile attack on an American air base in Qatar on Monday that caused no injuries. A ceasefire ending days of open warfare between Israel and Iran appeared to take hold on Tuesday under pressure from Trump.
Federal prosecutors have brought several cases in recent years accusing people of aiding assassination plots in the U.S., including against Trump, at the behest of Tehran.
The FBI has been enlisted in Trump’s effort to deport millions of people living illegally in the U.S., an area that has not been a point of emphasis for the bureau in the past.
FBI agents in field offices were told in May to start devoting about a third of their time to immigration enforcement.
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