A whistleblower who oversaw vetting of Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruits reported that the Trump administration gave officers guns and badges without conducting background checks, credit screenings, or basic vetting during a hiring surge. An official cited an "unprecedented lowering of standards" amid the rapid recruitment effort.
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The Trump administration gave ICE officers guns and badges without conducting background checks, credit screenings, or any sort of basic vetting. Then they deployed these unqualified, untrained ICE agents to terrorize and racially profile our neighbors. Deplorable. An official who oversaw the vetting of ICE recruits cited an “unprecedented lowering of standards” amid a hiring surge.
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