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ICE struggles to vet recruits amid US immigration enforcement push, internal email shows
ICE hired 12,000 officers last year during a rapid expansion that strained background check capacity and led to some recruits being flagged or dismissed, officials said.
- An internal Enforcement and Removal Operations email on Monday warned that high volumes and stalled background checks amid a hiring surge could create uncertainty, directing allegations to the Integrity Investigations Unit.
- The hiring surge stemmed from the Trump administration's push to expand ICE by hiring thousands last year, with DHS reporting 12,000 new hires and a 6,200 net gain amid White House pressure.
- Two trainees were flagged at a Georgia academy as suspected MS-13 gang members last year, and at least five trainees were dismissed after ICE found active arrest warrants.
- DHS spokesperson Lauren Bis denied ICE was failing background checks and said the email reminded supervisors of resources, while U.S. Senator Dick Durbin warned the surge could increase misconduct and ICE does not publish firing data.
- Public support has fallen in recent months after incidents that included the arrests of non-criminals and two U.S. citizens killed in Minneapolis in January, Reuters reporters Ted Hesson and Kristina Cooke documented these internal agency warnings.
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