Is Trump Building a Paramilitary ICE Army? Inside the $77B Expansion Undermining Democracy - FIVE MINUTE NEWS

[Rhiannon12866]

ICE is undergoing one of the largest expansions in modern U.S. history—and critics warn this is not just about immigration enforcement. Backed by tens of billions of dollars in new funding and a $100 million “wartime recruitment” campaign, the Trump administration is rapidly transforming Immigration and Customs Enforcement into a force opponents describe as militarized, ideologically driven, and increasingly insulated from oversight.

Recruitment ads frame deportation work as a “sacred duty,” target weapons and military subcultures, and use imagery and language civil-rights experts say mirrors authoritarian propaganda. - 01/02/2026.

[Dave Bowman]

1. Sounds just like an SS recruitment ad.

[popsdenver]

2. Or

a born again GESTAPO.............the president's own personal armed military force

[Dave Bowman]

3. Born Again Gestapo with the acronym BAG.