US EditionAI Screening Error Led to ICE Hires Being Deployed While Undertrained, LE Sources Allege
ICE's AI screening error misclassified many recruits, sending them to shorter training and delaying full deployment despite meeting the 10,000-officer hiring goal on paper, officials said.
- In mid-fall, an AI error at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement routed undertrained new recruits into field offices nationwide, sending unprepared agents into the streets more than a month into the recruitment surge.
- As ICE raced to add 10,000 new officers, it offered $50,000 signing bonuses funded by the One Big Beautiful Bill and used AI to fast-track presumed veterans into its LEO program.
- The AI tool flagged résumés with the keyword 'officer', including 'compliance officer' or aspirants, placing them in the four-week online LEO program instead of the eight-week in-person training at FLETC in Georgia.
- ICE scrambled to review résumés and recall recruits to the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, and officials said this means the agency did not truly add 10,000 street-ready officers in 2025.
- NBC reported some recruits began training before vetting finished, with anonymous officials saying this highlights challenges as ICE expands operations amid White House pressure.
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ICE's AI Tool Has Been a Complete Disaster
As headlines teem with stories of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers beating protestors, holding children hostage, and murdering people in cold blood, you might be wondering: who the hell hired these guys? As it turns out, AI played a huge role. According to NBC, when ICE identifies a recruit with prior law enforcement experience, it assigns them to its “Law Enforcement Officer Program.” This is a four-week online course meant to st…
Report: Flawed AI system fast-tracked inexperienced ICE recruits into field work
The Trump administration reportedly used an artificial intelligence (AI) tool to speed up the process as Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raced to hire thousands of new officers last year. Instead, the AI inadvertently sent new hires with no law enforcement experience straight into advanced programs intended for more seasoned recruits.
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The Independent (US)AI error pushed new ICE agents into the field without proper training: report
The AI mistake took place this past fall during a recruitment surge, according to the report
Trump admin's AI blunder floods streets with unprepared ICE agents: report
An AI blunder reportedly sent unprepared federal immigration agents into the streets.In a stunning tech failure, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's rush to beef up its force with 10,000 new officers blew up in its face when a faulty artificial intelligence system sent undertrained recruits into the field, two law enforcement officials familiar with the error told NBC News.The bungled AI tool was supposed to surface applicants with law en…
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