US EditionAP Review Finds Dozens of ICE Employees Charged With Abuse and Corruption as Agency Expands
At least 24 ICE employees and contractors have faced criminal charges since 2020, with misconduct linked to rapid agency growth and weakened oversight, experts warn.
- This past week, an Associated Press review found at least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors charged since 2020 across multiple U.S. jurisdictions.
- As ICE rapidly expanded, Congress approved the $75 billion funding last year and detainee numbers nearly doubled since last year to 70,000, increasing risks of misconduct.
- Among the incidents, Scott Deiseroth, off-duty ICE agent, was sentenced to probation for drunk driving with his children, Samuel Saxon, assistant ICE field office supervisor, jailed for strangulation, and an ICE contractor in Louisiana pleaded guilty to sexually abusing a detainee over five months in 2025.
- AP's records show at least 17 convicted, six awaiting trial, and nine charged in the last year, while Tricia McLaughlin said ICE `takes allegations of misconduct by its employees extremely seriously`.
- One judge recently suggested ICE is developing a culture of lawlessness, while experts questioned vetting; Gil Kerlikowske and David Bier warned removal of bad hires is difficult and countrywide.
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Dozens of ICE Agents Arrested Amid Surge in Sexual Abuse, Domestic Violence and Corruption: Report
A bombshell investigation has exposed a pattern of wrongdoing by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and contractors, revealing that at least two dozen employees have been charged with serious crimes as the agency expands rapidly under the current administration. An Associated Press review found ICE personnel and hired contractors accused or convicted of everything from physical and sexual abuse to bribery, domestic violence and corr…
As ICE Expands, an AP Review of Crimes Committed by Agents Shows How Their Powers Can Be Abused - Bucks County Beacon
Investigators said one immigration enforcement official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation. At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, and their documented wrongdoing…
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By RYAN J. FOLEY Investigators said an immigration control agent got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted that he sexually abused a woman in his custody repeatedly. A third party is accused of accepting bribes to remove arrest warrants on persons likely to be deported. At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Control (ICE) employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, and their v…
AP review: As ICE grows, crimes committed by agents shows abuse of power
Investigators said one immigration enforcement official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years. Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody. A third is charged with taking bribes to remove detention orders on people targeted for deportation. At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020, and their documented wrongdoing…
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