Overview

• DHS reports more than 100,000 applications since late July to fill 10,000 new ICE agent positions
• Recruits are offered up to $50,000 in signing bonuses, $60,000 in student loan repayment and 25% premium pay benefits
• ICE has eliminated its previous age restrictions, welcoming applicants 18 and older while courting retired federal officers
• Vetting, security clearances and limited training slots at Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers in Georgia are expected to create multi-year deployment delays
• Civil rights advocates, sanctuary cities and legal challenges over ICE arrest tactics continue to contest the agency’s expansion strategy