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Thanks to increased funding in the millions of dollars, ICE is undertaking an aggressive push to fill these positions swiftly. The removal of barriers, such as allowing retired agents over the age of 60 to rejoin, and waiving certain training requirements, reflects a desire to expedite staffing. Many former law enforcement officers have already expressed interest, filling out applications to strengthen the agency’s ranks.
The goal is to support a massive deportation effort that aims to process and removal roughly a million individuals annually. Such ambitious targets necessitate a substantial and rapidly expanding workforce, which the current recruitment initiatives aim to meet.