At an ICE career expo, thousands line up to 'defend the homeland'

[IronLionZion]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/09/02/ice-officers-hiring-trump-immigration/

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An ex-Marine, a former professional MMA fighter, a retired officer: Meet the men angling to join ICE and carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.



ARLINGTON, Texas — Christian Osborne has been itching to serve his country since he was discharged from the Marines after refusing the coronavirus vaccine. He thinks Americans have a naive view of illegal immigration and wants to be part of President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

“Every country for its entire existence has always had borders. We’re the only country who says, ‘Come on in,’” said Osborne, 24. “There needs to be a control on who can come in, to make sure you’re not some psycho.”

So last week he shuffled into a Texas arena typically reserved for Counter-Strike and “League of Legends” video game competitions to attend a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement career expo and make the case for why he should become one of 10,000 new officers the agency intends to hire this year.

So far, the Department of Homeland Security said it has received more than 130,000 applications, and if the hiring fair in this community wedged between Dallas and Fort Worth offers any indication, plenty of people are eager to sign up. Despite polls showing that growing numbers of Americans disapprove of Trump’s aggressive tactics and images of masked ICE agents whisking immigrants off the streets, 3,000 applicants showed up to submit résumés at last week’s career expo, drawn in part by the president’s call to serve and the promise of a signing bonus of up to $50,000 for top recruits.

MAGA is creating so many jobs

[ProudMNDemocrat]

1. Imagine trying to get a paycheck from a government that is gutting Department funding.

As the economy crumbles because ICE got rid of all the immigrants willing to do the jobs THEY refuse to do.

Get the popcorn ready.

[IronLionZion]

2. They're too dumb to make that connection

They'll complain that "nobody wants to work anymore" and "labor shortage".

[underpants]

3. They aren't gutting ICE

The newly approved ICE budget will be more than the FBI, DEA, and ATF combined

[ProudMNDemocrat]

5. The gutting of the workforce that drives the economy will be felt by ALL Americans.

With product shortages, disruptions in the supply chain, inflation.

I remember the grocery shelves during the first weeks of the COVID pandemic. Empty shelves reminded me of Soviet Russian stores during the darkest periods during the Cold War. It will happen here.

[Hotler]

4. Fascist. nt

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. "Not even the scariest quote in the article."

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Not even the scariest quote in the article.

‪Asha Rangappa‬
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“I keep seeing these memes where Indians are bragging about taking our tech jobs,” said Ely, 36. “So I said, ‘Oh yeah? Well I’m going to work with these guys that are going to arrest you, slam your face on the pavement and send you home.’” wapo.st/3VrzEJg

At an ICE career expo, thousands line up to ‘defend the homeland’
An ex-Marine, a former professional MMA fighter, a retired officer: Meet the men angling to join ICE and carry out President Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
wapo.st
September 2, 2025 at 8:44 AM

Not even the scariest quote in the article.

— Peter Sagal (@petersagal.bsky.social) 2025-09-02T12:44:41.862Z

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“I keep seeing these memes where Indians are bragging about taking our tech jobs,” said Ely, 36. “So I said, ‘Oh yeah? Well I’m going to work with these guys that are going to arrest you, slam your face on the pavement and send you home.’” wapo.st/3VrzEJg

At an ICE career expo, thousands line up to ‘defend the homeland’
An ex-Marine, a former professional MMA fighter, a retired officer: Meet the men angling to join ICE and carry out President Trump’s mass deportation campaign.
wapo.st
September 2, 2025 at 7:29 AM

“I keep seeing these memes where Indians are bragging about taking our tech jobs,” said Ely, 36. “So I said, ‘Oh yeah? Well I’m going to work with these guys that are going to arrest you, slam your face on the pavement and send you home.’” wapo.st/3VrzEJg

— Asha Rangappa (@asharangappa.bsky.social) 2025-09-02T11:29:14.759Z

[IronLionZion]

9. I see that during every American recession

doesn't matter if born here and hold US citizenship. Any Indian who can spell IT is H1B and racially disqualified from citizenship.

[hildegaard28]

7. Wow

Look at all those white people. I bet a lot of them are card carrying members of the KKK.

[newdeal2]

8. The propaganda has worked

They are so scared of psychos coming in that they don’t realize they elected the biggest nut of them all.

[IronLionZion]

10. There are plenty of violent psychos in America if MAGA voters would just look in the mirror

[Midnight Writer]

11. Local paper is running ads for ICE recruitment. Starting pay 48-62 thousand, plus benefits.

This is a rural area, and there are not many jobs left around here that pay that much.

All you need is a High School diploma or equivalent.