As we previously discussed, we have been working with the Agency and the Administration to implement the retention incentives for 1896 Border Patrol Agents authorized in the One Big Beautiful Bill that was passed this summer.

The logistics are being finalized, but here’s a breakdown of what to expect:

The retention incentive will apply to all 1896 BPAs, though there are some basic eligibility requirements, like whether someone is already subject to some kind of incentive agreement (we will get more details on this aspect soon).
The agency hopes to get the first incentive disbursed within the next month or so, which will be $20,000 and require the recipient to remain employed with USBP for two years.
When the two-year period expires, an additional $20,000 retention incentive will be available for the subsequent two-year period, subject to the same requirements.
Additionally, a third incentive worth $10,000 will be available at the end of the final retention period.
In total, there will be retention incentives worth $50,000 for all 1896 BPAs.

We know there will be questions and issues that pop up as we found with the previous 5% retention incentive, so we will provide more details when we have them.

Please share this information with your members and remind them that this would not have been possible without the hard work put in by the Union and the support of President Trump and his Administration, to include USBP, CBP and DHS. We will continue to work hard with Congress, the White House, and the Agency to support our members however we can.

- NBPC President, Paul Perez