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官员称“分岔路口”式离职计划让司法部能够雇佣“全心全意认同本职工作”的员工
作者：阿什利·奥利弗 福克斯新闻
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美国司法部正在提供最高2.5万美元的签约奖金，在全国范围内招募律师，以加强法律斗争，应对一名部门官员所称的“无法无天的辖区”。
新的招聘公告显示，这笔高额奖金将通过司法部民事司的相关部门发放，这些部门负责处理移民诉讼和对变性人医疗治疗的调查——这是唐纳德·特朗普总统最具争议的两项优先事项，招聘重点覆盖纽约市、罗利、旧金山和达拉斯。
此次招聘行动之际，由布雷特·舒梅特领导的司法部规模最大的民事司仍在投入大量资源，在法庭上捍卫白宫政策，同时面临数百起诉讼，还因员工离职和招聘困难面临审查。
新的招聘策略凸显了司法部在维持其激进的法律辩护战略方面面临的压力，尤其是在其指控破坏联邦权威的蓝色州和城市，同时也驳斥了该部门难以留住员工的说法。
特朗普政府推出巨额奖金加强移民执法队伍招募
2025年6月27日，代理司法部长托德·布兰奇与唐纳德·特朗普总统在华盛顿特区的白宫新闻发布会上就最近的最高法院裁决发表讲话。(乔·雷德莱/盖蒂图片社)
一名司法部官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道，此次招聘行动并非反映内部压力，而是该部门“吸引全国各地可能从未考虑过为华盛顿特区的联邦机构工作的律师的一种方式”。
“司法部正在全国范围内扩充资源，打击无法无天的辖区和全国性禁令，需要从这些新地区吸引候选人，”该官员表示，并称赞特朗普标志性的《一项伟大美好法案》为司法部提供了“数百万美元，专门用于为这些工作雇佣更多律师”。
此时，蓝色州、民权组织和民主党人正在全国法院提起大量诉讼，挑战特朗普政府精简和统一行政部门、打击非法移民、征收关税、收紧选举安全和变性人相关政策等举措。下级法院法官常常阻碍本届政府的工作。
司法部极少数情况下会以紧急程序就不利裁决向保守派占多数的最高法院提起上诉，并且在采取这一途径时赢得了约二十起案件——占此类案件的绝大多数。
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2024年10月，美国最高法院大楼外观，华盛顿特区。(瓦莱丽·普莱施/图片联盟 via 盖蒂图片社)
据彭博法律报道，民事司——负责处理针对本届政府的民事诉讼——还一直在为现有律师提供激励措施。该媒体称，该部门将在感恩节前提供最高每两周220美元的奖金，原因是律师“持续离职”，该部门“越来越迫切地希望阻止宝贵的法律人才进一步离职”，这些人才对特朗普的优先事项感到不满。
在《金融时报》报道称自去年年初以来，司法部近1.3万名律师中有超过四分之一已辞职或被解雇后，这名司法部官员在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中回应了员工大规模离职的担忧。
法官恢复特朗普政府向联邦员工提供的买断方案
2018年4月13日，美国司法部副部长助理布雷特·A·舒梅特在华盛顿特区美国地区法院为美国地区法官特雷弗·N·麦克法登举行的就职仪式上发表讲话。(亚历克斯·王/盖蒂图片社)
该官员将部分离职归因于员工选择了“分岔路口”离职方案，这是特朗普政府去年推出的一项计划，公开目标是精简政府规模。
“这让司法部的运作效率更高，能够雇佣全心全意认同本职工作的新员工，”该官员告诉福克斯新闻数字频道。
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助理司法部长舒梅特在给福克斯新闻数字频道的一份声明中表示，他“一直在寻找才华横溢、资质合格的律师，以推进特朗普总统的优先事项，保护美国人民”。
“民事司将继续在全国范围内雇佣勤奋的爱国者，并为继续致力于我们的使命和维护法治的忠诚律师提供表彰奖金，”舒梅特说。
阿什利·奥利弗是福克斯新闻数字频道和福克斯商业频道的记者，报道司法部和法律事务。可将新闻线索发送至ashley.oliver@fox.com。
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DOJ dangles massive signing bonuses for lawyers ready to fight ‘lawless’ cities far beyond DC
May 6, 2026 6:00pm EDT / Fox News
Officials say departures via ‘fork in the road’ resignations let DOJ hire staff who ‘wholeheartedly believe in the work’
By Ashley Oliver Fox News
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The Department of Justice is offering signing bonuses of up to $25,000 to recruit lawyers across the country to bolster legal battles against what one department official described as “lawless jurisdictions.”
New job postings show the high-dollar bonuses are being offered through the DOJ Civil Division components that handle immigration lawsuits and investigations into transgender medical treatments, two of President Donald Trump’s most contentious priorities, and highlight New York City, Raleigh, San Francisco and Dallas.
The hiring push comes as the Civil Division, the DOJ’s most expansive division led by Brett Shumate, continues the resource-intensive task of defending White House policies in court as it faces hundreds of lawsuits, while also drawing scrutiny for employee departures and reported recruiting challenges.
The new recruitment strategy puts a spotlight on the pressure DOJ is facing to sustain its aggressive legal defense strategy, particularly in blue cities and states that it has accused of undermining federal authority, while also combating narratives that the department is struggling to retain staff.
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Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche speaks at a White House news conference with President Donald Trump on recent Supreme Court rulings in Washington, D.C., June 27, 2025.(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
A DOJ official told Fox News Digital the hiring effort is not reflective of any internal strain but rather a way for the department to “look broader by enticing attorneys around the country who may not have considered” working for a D.C.-based federal agency.
“The department is expanding resources across the country to combat lawless jurisdictions and nationwide injunctions, and there is a need to attract candidates from those new areas,” the official said, touting that Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act gave the DOJ “millions of dollars to hire more attorneys specifically for those efforts.”
The offers come as blue states, civil rights groups and Democrats flood courts across the country with lawsuits challenging Trump’s efforts to shrink and unify the executive branch, crack down on illegal immigration, implement tariffs and tighten policies surrounding election security and transgender people and more. Lower court judges have often stymied the administration’s work.
The DOJ has chosen on rare occasions to raise the adverse rulings on an emergency basis with the conservative-leaning Supreme Court and won some two dozen cases — which represents a vast majority of the cases — when taking that route.
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The facade of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., in October 2024.(Valerie Plesch/picture alliance via Getty Images)
The Civil Division, which is in charge of defending the civil lawsuits against the administration, has also been offering incentives to current lawyers, according to Bloomberg Law. The outlet said the division was offering new biweekly bonuses up to $220 through Thanksgiving because lawyers “keep fleeing” and because the division was “growing more desperate to stave off further departures of valuable legal minds” who are uncomfortable with Trump’s priorities.
The DOJ official addressed concerns about an employee exodus in a statement to Fox News Digital, after The Financial Times also reported that more than a quarter of its nearly 13,000 lawyers have quit or been fired since the beginning of last year.
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U.S. Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brett A. Shumate speaks during the investiture ceremony for U.S. District Judge Trevor N. McFadden at the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., on April 13, 2018.(Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The official attributed the departures, in part, to employees taking a “fork in the road” resignation option, which the Trump administration rolled out last year with the stated goal of reducing the size of government.
“This has allowed DOJ to run more efficiently and hire new employees who wholeheartedly believe in the work they’re doing,” the official told Fox News Digital.
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Assistant Attorney General Shumate told Fox News Digital in a statement he was “always looking for talented and qualified attorneys to advance President Trump’s priorities and protect the American people.”
“The Civil Division will continue to hire hardworking patriots from across the country and offer appreciation bonuses to our loyal attorneys who remain committed to our mission and upholding the rule of law,” Shumate said.
Ashley Oliver is a reporter for Fox News Digital and FOX Business, covering the Justice Department and legal affairs. Email story tips to ashley.oliver@fox.com.
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