US EditionICE Begins Massive Recruitment Push with $50,000 Bonuses as Police Warn of Staffing Threat
- On July 29, 2025, Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security, launched a recruitment drive urging Americans to join ICE as part of efforts to strengthen immigration enforcement.
- The call follows Congress passing the One Big Beautiful Bill granting ICE $76.5 billion over five years for staffing, detention, and deportation capacity expansion.
- The campaign offers up to $50,000 signing bonuses, loan assistance, and enhanced benefits to attract thousands of deportation officers, lawyers, and investigators.
- ICE aims to hire 10,000 new staff to support a goal of one million deportations annually and increase detention capacity from 41,500 to 100,000 beds.
- Former ICE chief of staff Jason Houser warned that relaxing hiring standards could lead to significant staff attrition and that rapid agency growth may affect local police recruitment.
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Trump administration ramps up ICE recruitment by offering $50,000 bonuses
Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruits are being offered a maximum $50,000 signing bonus, student loan repayment and forgiveness options, and enhanced retirement benefits to join the agency.
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WDBOFlorida Sheriffs Accuse ICE of ‘Poaching’ deputies after 287(g) partnership
Several Florida sheriffs say they feel betrayed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after receiving reports that the federal agency sent out recruitment letters to local deputies, the same officers who recently completed federal 287(g) immigration enforcement training.
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