Overview
- ICE has posted multiple times on X since Zohran Mamdani’s win inviting NYPD officers to apply, including messages on November 6, 7, and 10.
- The agency’s nationwide campaign has been running since late July and includes targeted rotations in New York City.
- DHS reports more than 200,000 applications and roughly 18,000 tentative offers, with incentives such as signing bonuses up to $50,000 and student loan repayment.
- Recruiting rules now allow applicants as young as 18 after DHS removed prior age limits to widen the pool.
- The One Big Beautiful Bill funds a plan to hire 10,000 new deportation officers, while the Houston Police Officers’ Union is separately courting NYPD officers.