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... Affected CISA staffers have been shuffled to agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which received a $150 billion infusion to carry out Trump's immigration crackdown, the employees said. CISA workers have been moved to Customs and Border Protection and the Federal Protective Service, a domestic police force working with ICE and CBP on deportations.

Changes have hit particularly hard in CISA's Capacity Building team, which writes emergency directives and oversees cybersecurity for the government's highest value assets, the employees said. Reassignments have primarily targeted senior CISA staffers, who are forbidden from joining unions because they work on national security issues, according to one person.

A DHS spokeswoman broadly defended the moves but declined to comment on individual cases. "DHS routinely aligns personnel to meet mission priorities while ensuring continuity across all core mission areas," Tricia McLaughlin, assistant secretary for public affairs, said in a statement. She said the agency covers relocation costs for moves of more than 50 miles.

Shifting CISA staff to immigration work risks leaving the government less prepared to handle cyberattacks against US interests, including a newly detected campaign against Cisco Systems Inc. routers that are widely used across the government and private sector. While CISA warned of the Cisco attack last month, it has provided little guidance since its initial directive. ...