ICE officers, praised by President Trump as heroes, have experienced low morale and challenging working conditions during the mass-deportation campaign. Many officers work extended hours conducting predawn raids, often under pressure to meet quotas established by administration officials. Civil immigration arrests now take precedence over serious criminal investigations, and officers engage with hostile crowds amid rising public dissent. Current and former agents report a negative work environment, frequently feeling marginalized and fearful of retaliation for expressing dissatisfaction.
The 20,000 ICE employees are the unflinching men and women who will restore order. They're the Untouchables in his MAGA crime drama.
Officers and agents have spent much of the past five months clocking weekends and waking up at 4 a.m. for predawn raids.
As angry onlookers attempt to shame ICE officers with obscenities, and activists try to dox them, officers are retreating further behind masks and tactical gear.
It's miserable, one career ICE official told me. He called the job 'mission impossible.'
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