"In order to meet that recruiting goal, ICE is throwing signing bonuses of up to $50,000 and student loan forgiveness at applicants, as well as lowering its standards. Previously, people had to be younger than 37 or 40 to apply, depending on the job, but that age cap has now been lifted entirely. How is this all going? Not well!"
"An email from ICE headquarters to the agency's top officials on October 5 lamented that "a considerable amount of athletically allergic candidates" had been showing up to the academy; they had "misrepresented" their physical condition on application forms. The email directed leaders at ICE's field offices to conduct preliminary fitness exams with new recruits before sending them to the academy."
The administration is seeking to hire and train 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents by year-end and allocated $75 billion over four years, nearly tripling ICE's budget. The agency is offering signing bonuses up to $50,000 and student loan forgiveness while removing previous age caps and lowering hiring standards. More than a third of new recruits failed a physical fitness test requiring 15 push-ups, 32 sit-ups, and a 1.5-mile run under 14:25, with many applicants self-certifying ability and then failing at the Georgia training facility. An internal email described many candidates as having misrepresented their physical condition and directed preliminary fitness exams before academy enrollment.
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