Overview
- The DHS launched the Defiende La Nación program on July 30 and had extended over 1,000 tentative ICE job offers by July 31.
- The $170 billion package allocates $76.5 billion to ICE over five years, funding 10,000 new hires and expanded detention capacity aimed at one million deportations annually.
- Recruitment materials distributed nationwide promise up to $50,000 in signing bonuses alongside overtime pay and student loan repayment options.
- Leaked internal reports reveal ICE and CBP agents receive monthly volume-based bonuses up to $7,500, leading to concerns over wrongful detentions and rights violations.
- Operations in unconventional sites such as Los Angeles homeless shelters have heightened migrant fears and prompted a lawsuit by 12 Democratic lawmakers over restricted congressional oversight.