Homeland Security secretary says ICE will increase new officer training next month
The agency will restore the training requirement to 72 days after criticism that it had cut hours while expanding deportation staffing.
- On Wednesday, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin announced that Immigration and Customs Enforcement training standards for new recruits will revert to original requirements effective July 1.
- Criticism arose after the agency shortened training from 72-day to 42-day while rushing to hire 10,000 deportation officers last year, prompting allegations of cutting corners.
- In February, former ICE attorney Ryan Schwank warned the program was "deficient, defective and broken," citing removal of 240 hours of vital classes from the 584-hour curriculum.
- Senate Republicans are pushing a roughly $70 billion bill to fund immigration enforcement agencies through President Donald Trump's term, despite opposition from Democrats demanding reforms.
- Secretary Mullin is simultaneously reviewing contracts signed by predecessor Kristi Noem that may have ties to her allies, though signed agreements cannot be nullified.
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DHS Restores Standard Training Requirements for New ICE Agents
The Trump administration is ending the accelerated training program for new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents used to bolster the agent count quickly. According to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin, his agency will go back to the 72 days of training for agents on July 1. “We had to rewrite the curriculum,” Mullin told members of the House Homeland Security Committee during a June 3 hearing. Mullin’s …
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Homeland Security secretary says ICE will increase new officer training next month
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says Immigration and Customs Enforcement will increase training for new officers.
Mullin says ICE training will return to 'regular standards'
WASHINGTON — Markwayne Mullin, the Department of Homeland Security secretary, told lawmakers Wednesday that his agency would be increasing the training requirements for Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to their previous level starting this summer.
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