At least 19 ICE recruits named in DHS hack were hired despite red flags
The review of about 300 hires found misconduct allegations, criminal charges and prior firings, raising questions about weak vetting during the agency’s rapid expansion.
- A Washington Post investigation of leaked DHS records found at least 19 ICE hires with significant misconduct, criminal, or employment red flags during President Donald Trump's second-term expansion.
- During an aggressive recruiting drive, DHS offered bonuses of up to $50,000 and brought on 12,000 officers, while The Post found ICE cut more than 40% of its basic training program.
- Vetting about 300 new hires revealed individuals with "misconduct allegations, criminal charges, use-of-force incidents and lawsuits that ended in settlements," including a former Detroit officer linked to a $2.5 million settlement.
- Former DHS Inspector General John Roth said cases point to weak vetting, while Peter Mina warned that speeding up hiring creates public risks, noting some recruits "probably shouldn't have been" hired.
- DHS defended its process by stating some recruits begin under temporary status while background investigations remain pending, though whistleblowers previously alleged the agency hired some before completing fingerprint and identity checks.
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Hack Exposes ICE Recruits With Criminal Backgrounds
The Washington Post reports: One officer in Detroit fired multiple shots at a fleeing teenage suspect, fatally striking him in the back in an incident that led to a $2.5 million settlement with his family.An Arkansas officer was castigated by his supervisor for showing “unreasonable anger” while on the job, and fired after his boss … The post Hack Exposes ICE Recruits With Criminal Backgrounds appeared first on Joe.My.God..
ICE Hiring Surge Brought in Officers With Excessive-Force and Criminal Histories
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Immigration and Customs Enforcement hired at least 19 officers with significant misconduct, criminal or employment red flags during its rapid expansion under President Donald Trump, according to a Washington Post investigation of leaked Department of Homeland Security records. The Post reviewed roughly 300 newly hired officers and found five tied to prior use-of-force incidents, five named in lawsuits that ended in settlements…
Leaked roster of ICE hires reveals ‘bad list of conduct’ and criminal charges: report
A Washington Post review of leaked names of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers found an alarming number of hires who, as one expert put it, have “no business having a gun and a badge.”The Post was able to check the backgrounds of ICE’s new recruits only because of a breach. In l...
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