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ICE Recruitment Drive Draws 80,000 Applicants as Dean Cain Prepares to Join Force

It leverages a record $75 billion supplementary allocation via a social-media blitz to fill over 14,000 new agent roles by September.

Des agents fédéraux à la sortie d'une audience devant le tribunal de l'immigration au Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building, le 6 août 2025, à New York.
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Overview

  • The Department of Homeland Security launched its “Defend the Homeland” social-media campaign on August 1 to hire 14,050 ICE agents by late September.
  • Ads are running on YouTube, Meta, Snapchat, LinkedIn, X, Hulu, HBO Max and Amazon Prime to reach veterans, Gen Z and legal professionals.
  • Under a $75 billion supplement and a five-year $76.5 billion budget, ICE is offering $50,000 signing bonuses, student-loan assistance and enhanced retirement benefits.
  • More than 80,000 people have applied, exceeding the campaign’s target by over fivefold.
  • Actor Dean Cain announced on Fox News that he will be sworn in as a reserve ICE agent to support President Trump’s immigration enforcement priorities.