US EditionICE whistleblower accuses agency of ‘deficient, defective and broken’ training amid hiring surge
Ryan Schwank testified ICE cut about 40% of training hours amid a surge hiring over 12,000 new officers, raising concerns about recruits' preparedness and constitutional violations.
- On Feb. 23, Ryan Schwank, former ICE attorney and instructor who resigned Feb. 13, said `I am duty bound to tell you the ICE Basic Immigration Enforcement Training Program is now deficient, defective, and broken`.
- ICE's internal schedules reveal that, following a hiring surge, training days dropped from 72 to 42, and whole courses were eliminated, as shown in documents from July 2025 and this month.
- Documents show that ICE eliminated over a dozen practical exams, replaced them with open-book tests, and cut 240 hours from a 584-hour program, Lyons said.
- DHS said Feb. 23 that no training requirements have been removed and ICE recruits receive 56 days of academy training plus about 28 days on average of on-the-job training.
- Amid growing scrutiny, ICE arrest records show 60% had criminal charges or convictions, about 40% did not, and less than 14% had violent criminal records, Schwank warned.
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Whistleblower and former ICE attorney calls agent training 'deficient, defective and broke'
A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned lawmakers on Monday that the ICE training program is “deficient, defective and broken."
Whistleblower: New ICE Goons Don't Get No Stinking Training
Former ICE attorney and training instructor Ryan Schwank in his opening statement. Video screenshot, CSPAN on YouTubeAn attorney who until last week trained new recruits for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement testified before congressional Democrats Monday that new agents are being rushed through training and being taught to ignore constitutional rights, particularly when it comes to bursting into people’s homes. Ryan Schwank said he resigne…
The ex-instructor assured legislators that "deficient training can and will lead to the death of people" and accused ICE of lying to Congress and the American people.
'ICE Is Teaching Cadets to Violate the Constitution,' Whistleblower Says During Congressional Hearing
A former Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructor told congressional Democrats on Monday that the agency has sharply reduced training requirements for new officers and directed instructors to teach policies he believes are unconstitutional.
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