ICE Wants Your Cops, Florida. But So Do Police Chiefs and Sheriffs.

ICE Recruitment Efforts Impact Local Law Enforcement

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is aggressively recruiting new agents, offering a $50,000 signing bonus, which is affecting staffing in local agencies.

ICE's recruitment campaign, which includes appeals such as "Are you ready to defend the homeland?", has attracted around 150,000 applications as of September.

“Are you ready to defend the homeland?”

Autor's summary: ICE recruitment hurts local police staffing.

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