The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources told NBC News.

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources told NBC News.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement has placed new recruits into its training program before they have completed the agency’s vetting process, an unusual sequence of events as it rushes to hire federal immigration officers to carry out Donald Trump’s mass deportation policy, a current and two former Homeland Security Department officials told NBC News.

ICE officials only later discovered that some of the recruits failed drug testing, have disqualifying criminal backgrounds or don’t meet the physical or academic requirements to serve, the sources said.

Staff members at ICE’s training academy in Brunswick, Georgia, recently discovered one recruit had previously been charged with strong-arm robbery and battery stemming from a domestic violence incident, the current DHS official said. They’ve also found as recently as this month that some recruits going through the six-week training course hadn’t submitted fingerprints for background checks, as ICE’s hiring process requires, the current and former DHS officials said.

  • MuskyMelon@lemmy.world
    5·
    13 hours ago

    What’s the issue? It’s not like they’re going to get proper training anyway. How hard is “put on a mask” and “terrorize civilians with guns” ?

    Police: six 6 weeks academy.

    ICE: a Kristi Noem pep talk video and steroids.

  • xxce2AAb@feddit.dk
    54·
    20 hours ago

    I don’t believe for a moment that they were vetted before. Or maybe I just have a different idea of vetting than whatever they were doing.

    “Please list all your pieces of original Nazi memorabilia to help us determine your pay bracket.”

    “How many times a week do you discipline your wife and daughters?”

    “How large is your truck?”

    “Explain, in your own words, the degree to which you love Daddy Donald and why.”

    • D_C@sh.itjust.works
      1·
      12 hours ago

      To many 2 list. Sieg heil.

      Slap wife about every night.
      I ‘disciple’ my daughter’s every night as well. Hit me up if you wanna have a go ;⁠-⁠)

      Both my trucks are yuge. My weekend truck is a bit bigger, I need help from my stepdaughterladder to get in to it…but be that also be because I’m not fit as I wunz was. I’m not fat, only 315 pounds. The same as like my king fuhrer weighs.

      I love him. He can also have go on my daughter’s.
      When do I start? I really want to shoot and torture them brownies!!

  • Seefoo@lemmy.world
    6·
    14 hours ago

    The reality is (and this is expected/wanted by the administration) ICE is mostly looking for pro trump/Nazi individuals. They really do not care about most other requirements. And for the most part those individuals will be successful in this as its primarily about fear, annoyance, and revenge

  • BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz
    4·
    15 hours ago

    You mean Jeffrey Epstein’s BEST FRIEND is sending UNVETTED, MASKED, ANONYMOUS MEN WITH CRIMINAL BACKGROUNDS to Kidnap Children and take them to Secret and Hidden Locations? GOOD! Not EXCUSE ME while I go Check out Pizza Parlors for Child sex trafficking!

  • CubitOom@infosec.pubEnglish
    11·
    19 hours ago

    Having a hard time labeling this story, either

    Supremacy of the Military

    Even when there are widespread domestic problems, the military is given a disproportionate amount of government funding, and the domestic agenda is neglected. Soldiers and military service are glamorized.

    Or

    Obsession with Crime and Punishment

    Under fascist regimes, the police are given almost limitless power to enforce laws. The people are often willing to overlook police abuses and even forego civil liberties in the name of patriotism. There is often a national police force with virtually unlimited power in fascist nations.

    The 14 Characteristics of Fascism

    • halcyoncmdr@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      16 hours ago

      That’s how they got on the list in the first place. Apparently they’re still trying to do some form of actual check after the fact. That’ll end now that this came to light. Instead of fixing the problem, they’ll just make it go away, by removing the piece that exposed the problem.

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    19 hours ago

    They’re probably taking some of the lardasses from the Texas National Guard who were too fat to deploy…

    • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      16 hours ago

      I did have to LOL at one of the videos where either ICE or National Guard were chasing some guy and he outran them. Hilarious. They were clearly not up for the challenge of some light jogging.

      • anomnom@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        6 hours ago

        There was also a pick of a few of them unloading and I’m pretty sure only one of them might have been less than obese.

  • CharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    16 hours ago

    Oh, apparently “full vetting” means just drug tests and basic physical/academic standards.

    Are they doing anything to filter out total psychopaths and Nazis?