US EditionICE whistleblower accuses agency of ‘deficient, defective and broken’ training amid hiring surge
Ryan Schwank says ICE reduced training by 40%, cutting practical exams and legal courses while introducing administrative warrants allowing warrantless home entries.
- A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer accused the agency of having a 'deficient, defective and broken' training program for new deportation officers.
- Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Rep. Robert Garcia held a hearing where Ryan Schwank, the former ICE lawyer responsible for training, testified about the lack of proper training for new recruits.
- Schwank said ICE removed essential parts of the training program, making what remains a 'dangerous husk', despite the agency claiming new officers receive adequate training.
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ICE officer training is ‘deficient’ and ‘broken,’ former agency lawyer tells congressional forum
A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned Monday that the agency’s training program for new recruits is “deficient, defective and broken.”
Washington, Feb 23 (EFE).- A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) instructor said Monday to Democratic legislators that President Donald Trump's government has drastically lowered training standards for new immigration arresting agents and accused the executive of lying to Congress about it.
Federal agents are trained to ignore constitutional rights: former instructor
New ICE agents are directly trained to ignore constitutional rights despite President Donald Trump’s assertions to the contrary, according to a recent report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune.At a forum called by congressional Democrats on Monday, former ICE teacher Ryan Schwank from a Georgia training center will testify that the agents are trained to ignore the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment which protects against unreasonable search and seizur…
'Deficient and broken': Trump's ICE hit with damning allegations from whistleblower
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was rocked Monday as a former agency lawyer blasted the Trump administration for gutting critical training programs while rushing to hire thousands of new officers.Ryan Schwank, who recently trained cadets at the ICE academy in Georgia, accused the agency of slashing 240 hours from its 584-hour training program, The Hill reported. During his testimony, Schwank described the cuts as rendering the curriculu…
VIDEO - U.S. Senators hold a hearing in Congress this Monday, February 23, about the actions of the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE). Among the participants, a former advisor and then instructor of the immigration police.
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