US EditionICE employment up 120% after receiving over 220,000 applications
DHS reports over 220,000 applicants and a workforce increase of 120%, with incentives like $50,000 bonuses and no age cap to boost recruitment.
- On Saturday, the Department of Homeland Security announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has hired more than 12,000 new officers and is already deploying them nationwide.
- On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act directed about $170 billion toward enforcement and infrastructure, with sizable allocations for DHS and ICE, framing the push as fulfilling President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign promise.
- With incentives such as signing bonuses up to $50,000, the Department of Homeland Security received more than 220,000 applications, surpassing its original goal of 10,000 and expanding the workforce to about 22,000 while allowing 18-year-olds to apply.
- Critics warn the 120 percent workforce increase in about four months could strain ICE's training and oversight amid political pressure.
- Earlier this year, reports found over a third of recruits failed the physical fitness test at the agency's Georgia training academy, while retired ICE official Milowski warned lowering standards risks poorly suited hires amid allegations against ICE and Border Patrol.
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Washington—The U.S. Immigration and Customs Control Service (ICE) announced on Saturday that it has increased its workforce by 120 percent after incorporating more than 12,000 officers and agents thanks to a nationwide recruitment campaign that has far exceeded expectations, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reported. The agency, which until less than a year ago had approximately 10,000 officers, now has approximately 22,000 officers dep…
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Nationwide recruitment campaign boosts ICE manpower by 120%, adds over 12K new officers
The recruitment campaign received over 220,000 applications from individuals eager to join ICE.
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sabado.ptWith the increase of contracts, which occurs after a strengthening of funding requested by President Donald Trump, the number of immigration agents serving immigration and Alfandenga is 22,000.
ICE Has Smashed Its Recruitment Goal.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has hired over 12,000 new agents, surpassing its original goal of 10,000 hires within a year.WHO WAS INVOLVED: ICE, DHS, President Donald J. Trump, and new immigration enforcement agents.WHEN & WHERE: The hiring numbers were announced on Saturday, with recruitment efforts taking place nationwide and funded by the One…
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