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The discussion turned to recent policy shifts aimed at bolstering ICE staffing amid the ongoing large-scale deportation initiatives. The Trump administration had previously imposed an age cap on ICE recruitment, but now, under President Biden, this has been lifted to attract more applicants.
Booming Funding and Recruitment Goals
The Biden administration has allocated millions of dollars to ICE, aiming to recruit up to 10,000 new officers. Officials seek to expedite deportation targets, with lofty goals of removing up to one million people annually—a feat never before achieved.