Inside an ICE training center amid Trump administration push to ramp up deportations

Immigration Enforcement - ICE is using a mock neighborhood for new recruit training, simulating real-world scenarios [1][2] - The training includes handling firearms and breaching doors in simulated American neighborhoods [2] - The agency is accelerating hiring amid promises of increased deportations [2] Training Program Changes - The onboarding process for new agents has been reduced from up to a year to 8 weeks, with a 13-week course [3] - Concerns exist that the agency is cutting corners in the hiring process to increase deportation numbers [3] - The Spanish language portion of the training has been cut, along with other redundancies [4] - ICE Director states the training is now "top-of-the-line" and improved compared to 20 years ago [4]