ICE ramps up training, aims for 10,000 new agents by end of year
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is ramping up training for new agents as the agency's director said he wants to train 10,000 new agents by the end of the year.
Breakdown
- ICE aims to hire 10,000 new agents, nearly doubling its Enforcement and Removal Operations staff. 5s
- The agency is increasing its number of instructors from 30 to 70 at its training academy. 42s
- ICE has allocated $30 billion for hiring as part of a larger $76.5 billion budget. 50s
- The age cap for new ICE recruits has been removed, and 120,000 applications have been received. 1m 7s
- ICE is considering purchasing its own deportation planes and has increased security due to a rise in threats. 1m 43s