In less than a year, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) hired more than 12,000 officers and agents. The new hires were the result of a nationwide recruitment campaign.
“With these new patriots on the team, we will be able to accomplish what many say was impossible and fulfill President (Donald) Trump’s promise to make America safe again,” the agency said.
The agency had a goal of hiring target of 10,000 new officers and agents within a year, but received more than 220,000 applications. As a consequence, the agency has placed officers in the field faster than previous recruitment efforts, and thousands of newly hired officers and agents already are deployed nationwide and actively supporting enforcement operations.
The recruitment initiative used data driven outreach efforts to recruit qualified candidates, allowing the agency to exceed its hiring target while maintaining rigorous standards for training and readiness.
“The good news is that thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill that President Trump signed, we have an additional 12,000 ICE officers and agents on the ground across the country,” Tricia McLaughlin, Department of Homeland Security assistant secretary for public affairs, said. “That’s a 120 percent increase in our workforce. And that’s in just about four months.”