ICE Employee Quits: "Had to Make a Moral Decision"
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – ICE agents report declining morale as a 3,000 daily arrest quota leads to an 807% rise in detentions of migrants without criminal records, sources say.
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'It's miserable:' ICE 'morale in crapper' as agents forced to 'arrest gardeners'
As Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents embark on countless deportation raids in an effort to meet the White House’s daily arrest quota of 3,000, many officers are becoming completely demoralized, several agents told Nick Miroff with The Atlantic.“Morale is in the crapper,” a former ICE agent ...
Trump Loves ICE. Its Workforce Has Never Been So Miserable. – The Atlantic
«“No drug cases, no human trafficking, no child exploitation,” the agent said. “It’s infuriating.” The longtime ICE employee is thinking about quitting rather than having to continue “arresting gardeners.”» https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2025/07/trump-ice-morale-immigration/683477/?gift=ly-h2TZGdDJyaoFv6n-KaYLA4bzNhyqLrm5IFyhuFAs&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share (gift)
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