ICE ramps up recruitment with new campaign targeting 'patriotic Americans'

Recruitment & Incentives - ICE is experiencing an increase in new recruit applications [1] - Signing bonuses of $50,000 are offered to new ICE recruits [1][2] - Student loan forgiveness up to $60,000 is available as part of DHS's recruitment campaign [2] Campaign & Strategy - The recruitment campaign frames joining ICE as a patriotic duty, borrowing imagery from past wars [3] - The campaign aims to protect the homeland and assist with deportations [2] - Increased funding for hiring more ICE agents is linked to the promise of a large-scale deportation effort [3] Detention & Enforcement - DHS aims to deport "the worst of the worst" [4] - Approximately 25,000 detainees, or half of the people in ICE detention centers, have no criminal background [4]