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ICE Launches Massive Recruitment Drive as Arrests Near 150,000

The DHS-funded initiative has extended over 1,000 tentative job offers with up to $50,000 signing bonuses to fill 10,000 new positions, drawing criticism from local law enforcement.

A deportation officer with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducts a brief before an early morning operation, Dec. 17, 2024, in the Bronx borough of New York.
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Overview

  • ICE has issued more than 1,000 tentative job offers since July 4 as part of a campaign backed by a $165 billion DHS budget boost aiming to add 10,000 deportation officers, investigators and attorneys.
  • Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said the agency is hiring at an “extreme high rate,” targeting former law enforcement, military veterans and other experienced candidates.
  • ICE arrests have reached 149,084 since January, averaging over 700 detentions per day and marking a sharp rise from early 2025 levels.
  • Texas, Florida and California accounted for over 41 percent of ICE’s 109,000 arrests from January 20 to June 27, with Texas alone responsible for nearly a quarter of those detentions.
  • Some sheriffs and police chiefs warn that ICE’s recruitment of local deputies undermines understaffed departments and strains cooperation under 287(g) agreements.