Overview

• ICE hosted a high-profile hiring expo at the Esports Stadium near Dallas, where officials said 2,500 applicants registered and some received same-day job offers.
• DHS plans to spend more than $40 million on recruitment, with advertised signing bonuses up to $50,000 and starting compensation typically ranging from $70,000 to $90,000.
• Officials reported approximately 130,000 applications so far as the agency prioritizes candidates with prior military or law-enforcement experience.
• Training for new officers has been cut from 18–20 weeks to eight weeks with certain requirements waived, and officials say additional instruction will occur on the job.
• The campaign aims to hire, train, and deploy 10,000 officers by early next year—nearly tripling the 5,700 current deportation officers—while small protests and warnings about past mass-hiring risks accompanied the event.