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DHS hiring IDF to train ICE

The claim that the Department of Homeland Security has hired active Israel Defense Forces personnel to train U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents

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Jan 14, 2026
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DHS has employed IDF agents or professionals with previous ties to the IDF to train ICE agents

The available reporting does not provide evidence that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has hired active Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel to train U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcemen...

Jan 27, 2026
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How have police and immigration agencies described the training they received in Israel in official statements or FOIA-released materials?

Agencies and program facilitators have publicly framed law‑enforcement trips to as educational, cultural, and focused on and best practices, with assertions that the delegations did not include tactic...