Rosemary Jenks: ICE/CBP status during DHS shutdown, H-1B & AI
Video - Thursday, February 12, 2026
Policy Director Rosemary Jenks joined Steve Bannon's War Room to confirm that ICE officers and CBP agents will not be paid should there be a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security. However, they'll continue to work and enforce federal immigration laws. She also discussed how the H-1B guest worker program and the Optional Practical Training Program, along with AI, continue to take job opportunities away from American STEM workers.
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