Almost anyone can be an ICE agent now. That's a problem.

[pnwmom]

Traditionally, ICE recruits deploy after a four-month training course covering immigration and constitutional law, firearms and driving. But these protocols are changing amid a historic deportation surge and scramble to hire officers.

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Controversy over the new recruitment approach flared after NBC News reported that some ICE recruits reached the training academy before fingerprinting, drug tests or background checks were completed.

Authorities have also cut academy time for recruits without prior law enforcement experience, from 16 to eight weeks. Among other changes, ICE scrapped a requirement that recruits complete a five-week basic Spanish course, even though at least two-thirds of the 11 million unauthorized immigrants in the United States are from Spanish-speaking countries. Instead, ICE recruits now rely on translation apps, which can introduce delays and confusion during stressful encounters.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/12/03/ice-hiring-border-patrol-jobs-immigration-agents/87483770007/

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Imagine squads of George Zimmermans and Kyle Rittenhouses.

And they're locked-and-loaded.

[Bettie]

2. They are also told that

They are untouchable, that they can do whatever they please without any consequences.

So, add that to selecting for sociopaths and what could possibly go wrong?

[SergeStorms]

3. I'd wager.....

that many of them are white supremacists, have criminal records themselves, and are rushing into these jobs for the sole purpose of shooting at, or killing, brown people who they hate, and blame for their underpaid, uneducated, miserable lives.
It's a giant "Get Out of Jail Free" card for mentally disturbed racists, and they can't wait to hit the streets so they can hunt down brown people.

[leftstreet]

4. There shouldn't BE an ICE. Abolish it! n/t

[SocialDemocrat61]

5. 4 Months???

That's the problem. We should require much more training before giving people guns.

[Zelda_Orchid]

6. Not true

People who want to adhere to the Constitution, uphold the Rule of Law, and protect citizens from harm are not welcome.

[OldBaldy1701E]

7. Yep. Problem is no one wants to be a 'freedom fighter'.

I guess we are expecting Clark Kent to fly in.

What else has to happen before we understand the scope of what is going on and what is going to happen?