48 U.S.C. § 1808 — Operations

(1) Establishment At any time on and after May 8, 2008 , the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor may establish and maintain offices and other operations in the Commonwealth for the purpose of carrying out duties under— (A) the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.); and (B) the transition program established under section 1806 of this title , as added by subsection (a). (2) Personnel To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with the satisfactory performance of assigned duties under applicable law, the Attorney General, Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Secretary of Labor must recruit and hire personnel from among qualified United States citizens and national applicants residing in the Commonwealth to serve as staff in carrying out operations described in paragraph (1).