Campagnolo supported a plan to forgive up to $60,000 in student loans for USCIS employees, burdening taxpayers with the loan obligations of USCIS bureaucrats:

“U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services employees can earn $10,000 in forgiveness annually and must promise a three-year commitment, but they can collect for up to six years until they reach the $60,000threshold, according to a notice circulated at the agency.

The notice to agency managers, obtained by The Washington Times, says the program will be announced to employees on July 1.

“Our work to hire employees at USCIS has been relentless, ”Donna Campagnolo, chief human capital officer, said in the notice. “With a strong workforce, we can meet our mission. We also know that if we retain talent, we gain so much — we can reduce the cost and the stress of hiring and training new employees.”

The agency didn’t respond to a request for comment for this report, so it’s unclear how the program will be funded.”

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Loan forgiveness is a taxpayer funded handout to USCIS bureaucrats at an agency that is already failing the American people with disastrous border policy.

Donna Campagnolo played a significant role in rapidly assembling a team of USCIS staff volunteers for the contentious CHNV Parole Program, which the Biden-Harris administration attempted to resume despite widespread concerns over fraud. This program facilitated the entry of over half a million migrants into the U.S. without traditional legal visas. Campagnolo's recruitment drive prioritized speed over expertise, reportedly bringing onboard volunteers and staffers with limited or inadequate knowledge in immigration law enforcement.  

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The program has welcomed more than a half-million migrants who lack legal visas to enter the U.S. It was abruptly paused several weeks ago after an internal review found massive fraud, but the call for volunteers suggests U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is looking for a quick restart.

In the email call for volunteers, Donna Campagnolo, USCISchief human capital officer, said the agency wants volunteers by the end ofthis week.

“This will be a full-time, remote detail for 180 days. Noprior experience is necessary,” Ms. Campagnolo wrote. “Training will beprovided, and overtime may be available.”

The email didn’t say when the program would be revived. USCIS declined to comment, saying the email “speaks for itself.”

Emilio Gonzalez, who ran USCIS under President George W. Bush and who obtained the email, said it was a worrying move for a program that had to be paused because of fraud.

He said those recruited to review the applications are low-level staffers who lack the expertise to detect fraud. Indeed, the email seems to expressly forbid full-fledged immigration officers from participating.

“This administration is intent on driving this program through regardless of the consequences. That’s what’s bothersome from a national security perspective,” Mr. Gonzalez told The Washington Times. “You’re going to tell me in what, four weeks, you figured out the massive fraud and are ready to start over again?”

The program, colloquially known as CHNV, allows citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela to enter the U.S. on “parole,” a quasi-legal status, without a visa. They are supposed to have financial sponsors in the U.S. to vouch for them before arriving at American airports.”

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The rush to find USCIS staff to volunteer to process CHNV parolees into the United States irrespective of experience, on short notice, is a national security disaster waiting to happen.