Trump pledges 10,000 extra border agents in fight with Harris over immigration

Supporters wait ahead of a campaign rally held by Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Prescott Valley, Arizona, U.S., October 13, 2024. REUTERS/Go Nakamura

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Donald Trump pledged on Sunday to hire an extra 10,000 border patrol agents if he is reelected as president, as he intensifies his attacks on Kamala Harris on the issue of immigration.

The Republican presidential candidate said he would meet the goal by asking the U.S. Congress to fund a 10% pay rise for border patrol agents and a $10,000 retention and signing bonus, at a rally in the border state of Arizona, an election battleground.