US EditionReport: Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting
- Earlier this month, The Atlantic reported more than one-third of new recruits at Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Georgia training academy failed the basic fitness test, slowing efforts to hire, train and deploy 10,000 deportation officers by January.
- Faced with more than 175,000 applications, officials warned on October 5 that the self-certification process failed as many athletically allergic candidates misrepresented their fitness.
- The academy's fitness screen requires 15 push-ups, 32 sit-ups, and a 1.5-mile run in 14 minutes, yet signing bonuses up to $50,000 helped flood ICE with more than 150,000 applications this year.
- DHS officials say ICE field-office directors seek legal guidance on revoking offers and assign failing recruits to administrative tasks while DHS expects about 85% of new posts to be filled by experienced law-enforcement hires.
- Critics warn that rapidly expanding ICE while easing standards could increase misconduct risks, and the One Big Beautiful Bill allocates about $170 billion for enforcement and infrastructure.
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Report: Some New ICE Recruits Not Properly Vetted
Immigration and Customs Enforcement has enrolled new recruits in its training program before completing the agency's vetting process to implement the Trump administration's deportation of illegal immigrants, NBC News reported on Thursday. The outlet spoke with both current and former Homeland Security officials who warned that expediting the hiring of federal immigration officers without proper background checks marks a deviation from standard p…
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