POLITICS

Inside ICE’s messy effort to hire 10,000 more officers

Facing billions in new funding, the Trump administration’s rush to add 10,000 ICE deportation officers by January has stumbled, sources tell CNN. ICE struggled to vet and place recruits despite $50,000 signing bonuses, leading to minimal background checks, confusing onboarding, and unfit candidates at the academy; more than 200 have been dismissed. A DEA informant and a recruit with a pending gun charge were flagged after hiring. DHS disputes systemic problems, citing 175,000 applicants, high standards, and that over 85% of new officers are experienced.

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