Overview

• He is set to take the oath later this month as part of ICE’s push to recruit 10,000 agents after Congress boosted its budget to roughly $28 billion and removed age limits.
• Cain has cited his reserve deputy sheriff experience and described joining ICE as fulfilling what voters elected President Trump to achieve.
• Recent ICE incentives include up to $50,000 signing bonuses, student loan repayment and enhanced retirement benefits to attract new recruits.
• High‐profile entertainers have labeled his move misguided, with criticisms focusing on ICE’s aggressive deportation tactics and alleged civil rights abuses.
• Advocates note that a majority of those arrested by ICE under the expanded enforcement campaign have no criminal records, challenging Cain’s portrayal of the agency’s actions as purely protective.