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Becoming an ICE agent is a selective federal law‑enforcement career that requires more than a generic application: candidates must meet basic statutory eligibility (including U.S. citizenship, driving...
ICE significantly expanded and publicized signing and other hiring bonuses in 2025 — offering “up to $50,000” for new recruits and returnees and additional payments such as a $10,000 annual bonus for ...
hires a wide spectrum of roles—from Deportation Officers to —each with distinct baseline qualifications, mandatory basic law-enforcement training, and pre-employment screening that includes fitness, m...
The open reporting reviewed shows ICE is advertising signing/retention bonuses up to $50,000 as part of a large recruitment push, but none of the items examined contain the agency’s full, explicit rep...
The pathway to become an ICE special agent in 2025 requires meeting a mix of statutory, medical/fitness, vetting, and application-timing rules: candidates must generally be U.S. citizens, pass a backg...
The core, consistently reported qualifications to become an ICE agent are clear: applicants must be , meet age and residency restrictions that vary by position, satisfy medical, fitness, background an...
Federal job listings and reporting show ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) pay varies widely by occupation and grade: advertised Deportation Officer (a common ICE entry-level enforcement t...
The Constitution and federal employment rules set different rules: the U.S. Constitution prescribes citizenship or age/residency requirements for federal elected offices, while federal agencies genera...
The Department of Homeland Security announced it has waived upper age caps for new ICE law‑enforcement applicants — a change Secretary Kristi Noem framed as “ending the age cap” so “qualified candidat...
The sources provided do not state a definitive, single-duration that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents must remain on the job to retain a $50,000 signing bonus; public-facing job notice...
The $50,000 signing bonus that ICE and DHS advertised in 2025 is structured as a multi-year retention incentive rather than a single up‑front gift, and reporting indicates it carries a contractual ser...
The pay grade for ICE positions follows the federal General Schedule (GS) and Law Enforcement Officer (LEO) structures: entry-level agents often start at GS-5 or GL/GS-7 depending on role and qualific...
A person with a criminal record can sometimes apply to work for ICE, but a criminal conviction is a significant hurdle rather than an automatic bar. Federal suitability and vetting rules, ICE career g...
The core requirements to become an ICE agent combine federal hiring rules (citizenship and USAJOBS application steps), baseline education or experience, rigorous vetting and fitness standards, and com...
The pay for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) deportation officers in 2025 is reported in job postings and media as ranging from roughly $49,739 to $89,528 for new hires, with returns/exper...
agent is a multi-step federal : applicants apply via or ICE’s portal, complete written and physical assessments, pass extensive background checks, and attend agency training before being sworn in . Th...
ICE and DHS have publicly advertised signing bonuses “up to $50,000” for new and returning personnel; the reporting and job postings describe the total maximum but do not specify in the cited material...
ICE pay and benefits in 2025 are reported as , with multiple sources citing entry-level Deportation/Removal Officer pay roughly in the $48k–$90k band and experienced criminal investigators or special ...
To become an ICE law-enforcement agent you must be a U.S. citizen, apply through USAJOBS, pass extensive vetting (background, polygraph in some cases), drug and medical screening, and complete 27 week...
The best available reporting in mid-to-late 2025 places the typical entry-level ICE (Deportation Officer) base salary in a range roughly between per year, with hiring campaigns adding large bonuses an...