The feds are not just being besieged by migrants pouring in from Mexico, they’re dealing with a startling influx of illegal fatties!
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has put out a bid for 42,000 pairs of white 100-percent-cotton men’s briefs — and are in desperate need of super-sizes like 4,800 size “2X-Large,” 4,800 “3X-Large” and “4X-Large,” and 3,600 “5X-Large.”
The nation’s elastic border is stretching even further. The ICE officials say they also need 2,400 pairs of “6X-Large” underwear — a garment that retailers say can fit someone weighing as much as 500 pounds.
The contract solicitation, requiring delivery within 30 days, was posted June 5.
The items need to be delivered to El Paso, Texas, right at the belly of a wave of illegal immigration.
“We have to accommodate all varieties of sizes since we encounter a global population,” ICE spokesman Carl Rusnok told The Post.
Contracting agent Jason Martin of FedBid.com said he had never before heard of purchasing such large underwear.
“I think 4[X] is the biggest I’ve seen or heard of,” he said.
Casual Male XL in New Hyde Park was selling three-packs of Harbor Bay 6XL men’s briefs for $30 a pack on Monday.
“A very portly guy would wear this,” a store employee said. “It looks like a pair of pants.”
Alan Schlosser, owner of Edward Alan Big & Tall in Commack, LI, called it “unfortunate” that there is actually a “fair amount” of demand for the huge size 6X underwear.
“We do carry the size, and unfortunately, many people wear it,” he said. “Why’s it unfortunate? Because it’s rather unhealthy.”
Anyone ordering such a size probably weighs in at 450 or 500 pounds, Schlosser said.
“I never weighed these people, but I have to assume that’s what they weigh,” he added.