The Department of Homeland Security wants to shorten the amount of time it takes to hire a new Customs and Border Patrol agent, including increasing the amount of applicants who don't have to take lie detector tests.

According to a draft memo released by the Washington Post, the department is trying to expedite the amount of time it takes to hire the 5,000 new agents that President Trump has ordered brought on board. The memo also stated the government has found enough room to detain 33,000 illegal immigrants who cross into the United States.

Among the proposals being considered are the expansion of the polygraph waiver that allows certain people who have a "demonstrated track record of integrity and service" to not have to take lie detector tests. This would require a legislative fix to the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010.

Among the groups of people who would no longer be subject to lie detector tests are current federal, state or local law enforcement officers, veterans, transitioning service members and members of the Reserves and National Guard. All of those groups have current background checks on file and have may have already done a lie detector test.

The department is also exploring removing a Spanish proficiency test from being a part of the application process.

"Since few applicants fail the entrance exam solely because of these tests, little risk is associated with this decision," the memo states. It adds that the academy training new recruits would continue to teach Spanish.

The memo also proposes making some fitness tests not mandatory for new applicants.

The new process could cut the hiring process to 160 days, the memo stated. It currently averages about 300 days for an applicant to get hired and in January 2016 it averaged 469 days.

Trump's order specified the 5,000 new agents would go to the border, but DHS said more would be needed in other areas as well.

"The stated purpose of improving border security to prevent illegal immigration, drug and human trafficking and acts of terror, also necessitates the hiring of additional CBP officers to accomplish these goals at our nation's ports of entry," it stated.

However, the hires will likely come at an enormous cost. The memo stated $100 million is needed to hire 500 new agents in Fiscal Year 2018.