"On CNN's "State of the Union" Jan. 11, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., told anchor Jake Tapper the Trump administration had shortened ICE agents' training time while scaling up its hiring. "Remember we're beefing up ICE 10,000 more agents," Warner said. "They are not getting the traditional five months training. Literally, Jake, the training for the ICE agents now is 47 days."
"Other lawmakers, social media posts and journalists repeated the same line in the days after ICE officer Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good. The Trump administration has confirmed to multiple news organizations it shortened the duration of immigration agent training, while taking issue with some outlets' framing and declining to answer follow-up questions. Neither ICE nor DHS responded to PolitiFact's queries. We were unable to confirm whether the number of training days is connected to Trump's status as the 47th president."
A Minneapolis woman was fatally shot in her car by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer on Jan. 7, prompting scrutiny of ICE training. Senator Mark Warner said the Trump administration shortened ICE training while increasing hiring, stating that current training lasted 47 days rather than the traditional five months and noting a plan to add 10,000 agents. Multiple outlets and social media repeated the 47-day figure. The Trump administration acknowledged shortened training but disputed some framings and declined detailed follow-ups. The officer who fired was hired in 2015 and received earlier, longer training. Investigations into the shooting were called for.
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