Homeland Security Lowers Bar to Fill ICE Ranks Amid Aggressive Deportation Push

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced a sweeping change designed to flood Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) with new agents: elimination of strict age limits for new hires. This move aligns with an aggressive push inherited from the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda — now boosted by a congressional spending surge that funds 10,000 new positions. Is Lowering Standards the Price of Political Expediency? By allowing applicants as young as 18 and removing upper age restrictions previously capped at 37 or 40 years old, DHS signals a prioritization of quantity over quality. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem framed the...